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gotten one's shit together

gotten one's shit together is the past participle 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 gotten one's shit together

What is gotten one's shit together the past participle of?
Gotten one's shit together is the past participle of get one's shit together.

Words near gotten one's shit together in the dictionary

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

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