Federico Fellini

Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations.

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take shape

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in shape

[in shape] or [in condition] {adj. phr.} In good condition; able to perform well. * /The football team will he in shape for the first game of the season./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of shape

[out of shape] or [out of condition] {adj. phr.} 1. Not in good condition; not able to perform well. * /Father was out of shape when he took a long […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lick into shape

[lick into shape] {v. phr.} To make perfect; drill; train. * /The sergeant licked the new volunteer army into shape in three months./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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витать в облаках

[витать в облаках] {v. phr.} {informal} To be absent-minded, laid-back; think about something different than […]

parade rest

[parade rest] {n.} A position in which soldiers stand still, with feet apart and hands behind their backs. * /The marines […]

puffed up

[puffed up] {adj.} Elated; proud; conceited. * /Just because Bob inherited some money from his father is no reason for him […]

James Thurber

(1894--), Life (March 14, 1960) Let the meek inherit the earth--they have it coming to them.