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getting one's act together

getting one's act together is the present participle and gerund 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 getting one's act together

What is getting one's act together the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's act together is the present participle and gerund of get one's act together.

Words near getting one's act together in the dictionary

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

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