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getting one's house in order

getting one's house in order is the present participle and gerund 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 getting one's house in order

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

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

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

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