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gets one's house in order

gets one's house in order is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's house in order.

Meaning of get one's house in order

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of put one's house in order.

Questions about gets one's house in order

What is gets one's house in order the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's house in order is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's house in order.

Words near gets one's house in order in the dictionary

  1. gets one's head straight
  2. gets one's head together
  3. gets one's hole
  4. gets one's hooks into
  5. gets one's hopes up
  6. gets one's house in order
  7. gets one's hump up
  8. gets one's jollies
  9. gets one's juices flowing
  10. gets one's kicks
  11. gets one's knickers in a knot

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