in shape
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2.6
- idiom
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en forma
- A workout was always good for stress, and she liked staying in shape anyway.
- stay in shape
- keep in shape
Until either I got in shape or until summer ended.
- Until either I got in shape or until summer ended.
- I'm healthy, I'm in shape and my skill set's high.
- But I, I wanted to be in shape, so I wasn't a fat rock star.
- And an older cat, but super in shape like you can.
- He's more athletic, but the sooner he gets in shape, the better he's going to be.
- I've got to chase love, pursue love, get in shape to find love, be perfect to find love.
- I was in shape, but I was not healthy.
- you know you are fit before your body ever gets in shape.
- No Cib's not that much in shape.
- I was like, OK, how I was like, do you feel like I'm not in shape physically?
- And I think that your libido is, is better when you're in shape and stuff.
- And then, you know, the, the little little things, spiritual keeps me in shape physically.
- Or I had on my To Do List to write that screenplay, to get in shape, to quit smoking and all those things.
- My view will be to be API and that's why I've got myself in shape.
Examples
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Well, I try to stay in shape.
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After several months of exercise, she finally felt in shape for the marathon.
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If I will be injury free, I will perform, I will get in shape, I will play good football.
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I was in shape, but I was not healthy.
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I tell you, that guy is in shape!
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You gotta keep in shape.
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I'm healthy, I'm in shape and my skill set's high.
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Van Damme, you know, he was always in shape.
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I'm actually, for me, my body isn't in shape right now, not the way I want it to be.
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I go to the skate park every day to work on flips, stay in shape, and try out new tricks.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
91
1.0
Being in good physical and mental health
6
4.2
In very good health and full of energy
1
3.0
Being fit and healthy because of regular exercise
With firm, well shaped muscles from regular exercise
Antonyms
How Fit
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'physically fit' is directly derivable from combining 'in' (indicating state or location) with 'shape' (the body's condition), so the phrase denotes being in a good physical condition. This is a common, compositional English pattern (and mirrored in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase in shape comes from a simple image of the body having the right form to work well: when your body is the correct shape, it can run, lift, and move easily. That's why the phrase means 'physically fit and healthy'.