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had one's act together

had one's act together is the simple past and past participle of have one's act together.

Meaning of have one's act together

Verb

have one's act together (third-person singular simple present has one's act together, present participle having one's act together, simple past and past participle had one's act together)

  1. (idiomatic) To be serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.
    • Teresa also shows us that to have one's act together and stay within the boundaries of conventional piety is not the goal of the spiritual life.2014, Susan R. Pitchford, The Sacred Gaze: Contemplation and the Healing of the Self, →ISBN, page 67

Questions about had one's act together

What is had one's act together the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's act together is the simple past and past participle of have one's act together.

Words near had one's act together in the dictionary

  1. had nothing to lose
  2. had off
  3. had on
  4. had one foot on a banana peel
  5. had one more time
  6. had one's act together
  7. had one's ass handed to one
  8. had one's back up
  9. had one's bread buttered for life
  10. had one's cake and ate it too
  11. had one's cake and eaten it too

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