Plans for our vacation are beginning to take shape.
Their new home took shape as the weeks went by.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
take shape — {v. phr.} To grow or develop into a certain fixed form. * /Plans for our vacation are beginning to take shape./ * /Their new home took shape as the weeks went by./ Compare: SHAPE UP … Dictionary of American idioms
take shape — {v. phr.} To grow or develop into a certain fixed form. * /Plans for our vacation are beginning to take shape./ * /Their new home took shape as the weeks went by./ Compare: SHAPE UP … Dictionary of American idioms
take shape — ► take shape assume a distinct form. Main Entry: ↑shape … English terms dictionary
take shape — index crystallize, develop, evolve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take shape — verb develop into a distinctive entity (Freq. 5) our plans began to take shape • Syn: ↑form, ↑take form, ↑spring • Derivationally related forms: ↑formation (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
take shape — When something such as a plan or project begins to take shape, it starts to become organized and acquire a definite form. My new website is beginning to take shape … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take shape — verb To take a definite form. After two hours of discussion, our plans began to take shape. Syn: come into being, form … Wiktionary
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take shape — to develop into something that can be recognized The idea began to take shape about two years ago … English dictionary
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