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Ingeborg S. Nordén said
An apparent idiom blend I overheard today: One of the physical therapists at my nursing home told her patient, “We need to get you into ship-shop shape.” To me, that sounds like a cross between “tip-top shape” and “ship-shape” (with some assimilation thrown in for good measure). Then again, my analysis may be the overactive imagination of a language geek!
Neal said
Your analysis sounds about right to me. Thanks for the addition!