shape up

You don't want them in the middle of something that could shape up into a nice little personal war.

Exactly how 1996 shaped up will not be known for weeks, because many companies have yet to report.

We're in the business of getting these kids shaped up to face the real world.

Our final year was shaping up to be the best yet.

Question: Is business doing enough to help schools shape up?

You've done another good job by the way things are shaping up.

Can you really shape up in just minutes a day?

I do not like the way things are shaping up for him.

Now I didn't shape up to be much of anything right then.

Trade a couple of them now and then maybe the rest will shape up.