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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | довести до ума | get into shape (Anglophile) |
| gen. | довести до ума | fine-tune (diyaroschuk) |
| fig. | довести до ума | tighten up (Polishing your manuscript. Tightening up your manuscript is always necessary. I. Havkin) |
| idiom. | довести до ума | iron out the kinks (SirReal) |
| slang | довести до ума | flush out (Technical) |
| fig.of.sp. | довести до ума | shape up (что-либо – something Leonid Dzhepko) |
| fig.of.sp. | довести до ума | whip into shape (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| nonstand. | довести до ума | get it right (ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | довести до ума | work out the kinks (SirReal) |
| fig. | довести до ума | tune something up |
| inf. | довести до ума | lick into shape (igisheva) |
| gen. | довести до ума | finish off (Lenochkadpr) |
| gen. | довести до ума | polish (Lenochkadpr) |