get into shape
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The entire crew had to follow an extremely strict diet - including high protein, no sugar, no salt, no oil and no dairy - to get into shape for the film's intense fighting scenes.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023
“I said, ‘You can’t get into shape marching.
From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2022
“This is a very volatile situation that we’re about to enter into because if you get hurt early in April, you’ll never get into shape, or you’ll be playing catch-up the whole time,” Baker said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022
He underwent about two months of intensive training and conditioning to get into shape.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2022
He had now come back, as he told Edith, from a little holiday at the sea, where his family were, to get into shape for the fall trade.
From The Golden House by Warner, Charles Dudley