āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
shape up
/ĘËeÉĒp ËĘp/
to shape up
01
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
develop in a positive way
02
āĻ˛āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ, āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to gesture, posture, or approach threateningly, often to intimidate or prepare for a fight
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He always shapes up when someone talks trash.
āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
