Synonyms for Licking into shape:

• v.

  •coach (verb)
  • school,
  • break in,
  • lay it out for,
  • put through the mill,
  • educate,
  • train,
  • teach,
  • pull one's coat,
  • lick into shape,
  • prepare,
  • ready,
  • put through the grind,
  • drill,
  • cram,
  • hone,
  • tutor.
  •drill (verb)
  • instruct,
  • get into shape,
  • accustom,
  • walk through,
  • break,
  • work out,
  • rehearse,
  • habituate,
  • tune up,
  • exercise,
  • practice.
  •exercise (verb)
  • put through mill,
  • maneuver,
  • run through,
  • labor,
  • set,
  • cultivate,
  • loosen up,
  • condition,
  • limber up,
  • work,
  • fix,
  • dry run,
  • put through grind,
  • develop,
  • improve,
  • groom,
  • discipline,
  • ply,
  • warm up,
  • put out,
  • foster,
  • strain,
  • exert,
  • inure,
  • pump iron.
  •groom (verb)
  • spruce up,
  • turn out,
  • shape up,
  • spiff up,
  • comb,
  • rub down,
  • nurture,
  • preen,
  • tidy,
  • tend,
  • smarten up,
  • refresh,
  • primp,
  • prim,
  • pretty up,
  • prep,
  • refine,
  • sleek,
  • clean,
  • dress,
  • make presentable,
  • slick up,
  • curry,
  • make attractive,
  • coach,
  • brush,
  • prime.
  •organize (verb)
  • get going,
  • set up,
  • formulate,
  • harmonize,
  • correlate,
  • mold,
  • codify,
  • adapt,
  • regulate,
  • take care of,
  • tabulate,
  • see to,
  • group,
  • catalogue,
  • constitute,
  • standardize,
  • fashion,
  • tailor,
  • Methodize,
  • coordinate,
  • look after,
  • run,
  • get together,
  • pigeonhole,
  • whip into shape,
  • adjust,
  • range,
  • dispose,
  • fit,
  • shape,
  • be responsible for,
  • straighten out,
  • settle,
  • create,
  • establish,
  • classify,
  • straighten,
  • put together,
  • put in order,
  • line up,
  • form,
  • combine,
  • marshal,
  • compose,
  • frame,
  • construct.

Antonyms for Licking into shape:

• v.

  • coach
    learn, listen, accept.
  • drill
    neglect, ignore.
  • exercise
    rest, destroy, not use, relax, idle, laze, decrease, forget, halt, discourage.
  • groom
    dirty, damage, mess up, ruin.
  • organize
    disperse, differ, disarrange, disturb, scatter, disconnect, break, disorganize, unfit, disorder, confuse, mix up, upset, move.