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get one's ducks in a row

get one's ducks in a row is the alternative form of have one's ducks in a row.

Meaning of have one's ducks in a row

Verb

have one's ducks in a row (third-person singular simple present has one's ducks in a row, present participle having one's ducks in a row, simple past and past participle had one's ducks in a row)

  1. (idiomatic) To be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multiperson effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.
    • Wouldn't it be nice to have our ducks in a row and not have to search for the papers every time we needed them?

Forms of get one's ducks in a row

third-person singular presentgets one's ducks in a row
present participlegetting one's ducks in a row
pastgot one's ducks in a row
past participle UKgot one's ducks in a row
past participle USgotten one's ducks in a row

Questions about get one's ducks in a row

What is get one's ducks in a row the alternative form of?
Get one's ducks in a row is the alternative form of have one's ducks in a row.

Words near get one's ducks in a row in the dictionary

  1. get one's claws on
  2. get one's claws out
  3. get one's clock cleaned
  4. get one's crap together
  5. get one's dick wet
  6. get one's ducks in a row
  7. get one's end away
  8. get one's end in
  9. get one's eye in
  10. get one's eyes off
  11. get one's fairing

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