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cleans up one's act

cleans up one's act is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 cleans up one's act

What is cleans up one's act the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cleans up one's act is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clean up one's act.

Words near cleans up one's act in the dictionary

  1. cleans one's plate
  2. cleans out
  3. cleans someone's clock
  4. cleans up
  5. cleans up after
  6. cleans up one's act
  7. cleans up one's plate
  8. cleansability
  9. cleansable
  10. cleanse
  11. cleansed

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