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gets one's shit together

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

Meaning of get one's shit together

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)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) 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

Questions about gets one's shit together

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

Words near gets one's shit together in the dictionary

  1. gets one's rocks off
  2. gets one's shine box
  3. gets one's shinebox
  4. gets one's shirt out
  5. gets one's shit pushed in
  6. gets one's shit together
  7. gets one's shorts in a knot
  8. gets one's shtick together
  9. gets one's skates on
  10. gets one's teeth into
  11. gets one's ticket punched

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