get one's shit together
get one's shit together verb: to organize oneself in order to be able to deal with or achieve something; to mature.
Verb
get one's shit together (third-person singular simple present gets one's shit together, present participle getting one's shit together, simple past got one's shit together, past participle (UK) got one's shit together or (US) gotten one's shit together)
- To organize oneself in order to be able to deal with or achieve something; to mature.
- Nothing says “getting my sh*t together” like a shelf filled with self-improvement books. Get their collection started with this best-selling book on making the most of the new decade they’re navigating.2024 May 10, Hannah Oh, Daisy Maldonado, “50 College Graduation Gifts That Say, “I’m So Effing Proud of You!””, in Cosmopolitan
Synonyms of get one's shit together
Forms of get one's shit together
| third-person singular present | gets one's shit together |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting one's shit together |
| past | got one's shit together |
| past participle UK | got one's shit together |
| past participle US | gotten one's shit together |
Questions about get one's shit together
- What does get one's shit together mean?
- Get one's shit together means to organize oneself in order to be able to deal with or achieve something; to mature.
- What part of speech is get one's shit together?
- Get one's shit together is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get one's shit together?
- The past tense of get one's shit together is got one's shit together.
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