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cleaned up one's act

cleaned up one's act is the simple past and past participle of clean up one's act.

Meaning of clean up one's act

Verb

clean up one's act (third-person singular simple present cleans up one's act, present participle cleaning up one's act, simple past and past participle cleaned up one's act)

  1. (idiomatic) To reform; to improve one's habits.
    • Someday I'm going to clean up my act and start researching more carefully.

Questions about cleaned up one's act

What is cleaned up one's act the simple past and past participle of?
Cleaned up one's act is the simple past and past participle of clean up one's act.

Words near cleaned up one's act in the dictionary

  1. cleaned one's plate
  2. cleaned out
  3. cleaned someone's clock
  4. cleaned up
  5. cleaned up after
  6. cleaned up one's act
  7. cleaned up one's plate
  8. cleaner
  9. cleaner fish
  10. cleaner fishes
  11. cleaner shrimp

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