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getting one's shit together

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

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

Words near getting one's shit together in the dictionary

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

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