got one's act together
got one's act together is the simple past of get one's act together.
got one's act together is the past participle 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)
- 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 got one's act together
- What is got one's act together the simple past of?
- Got one's act together is the simple past of get one's act together.
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