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got one's affairs in order

got one's affairs in order is the simple past of get one's affairs in order.

got one's affairs in order is the past participle 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 got one's affairs in order

What is got one's affairs in order the simple past of?
Got one's affairs in order is the simple past of get one's affairs in order.

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

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

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