lick into shape
Example Sentences
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"A rare lump to lick into shape, upon my word."
From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus
Rickman the poet, of course, you could not lick into shape.
From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May
Here was a squad to lick into shape, to fashion into a team.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
“Rather an awkward cub to lick into shape, my nephew, eh?”
From The Haute Noblesse A Novel by Fenn, George Manville
"Weird birds," soliloquized Mostyn; "but perhaps they'll lick into shape."
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
