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gets one's act together

gets one's act together is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's act together.

Meaning of get one's act together

Verb

get one's act together (third-person singular simple present gets one's act together, present participle getting one's act together, simple past got one's act together, past participle (UK) got one's act together or (US) gotten one's act together)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.
    • It didn't look like he'd ever get his act together, but eventually the project got going.

Questions about gets one's act together

What is gets one's act together the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's act together is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's act together.

Words near gets one's act together in the dictionary

  1. gets on with
  2. gets one over on
  3. gets one up on
  4. gets one's
  5. gets one's a into g
  6. gets one's act together
  7. gets one's affairs in order
  8. gets one's arms around
  9. gets one's arse in gear
  10. gets one's arse into gear
  11. gets one's ashes hauled

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