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getting one's affairs in order

getting one's affairs in order is the present participle and gerund of get one's affairs in order.

Meaning of get one's affairs in order

Verb

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

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

Questions about getting one's affairs in order

What is getting one's affairs in order the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's affairs in order is the present participle and gerund of get one's affairs in order.

Words near getting one's affairs in order in the dictionary

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

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