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had one's ducks in a row

had one's ducks in a row is the simple past and past participle of have one's ducks in a row.

Meaning of have one's ducks in a row

Verb

have one's ducks in a row (third-person singular simple present has one's ducks in a row, present participle having one's ducks in a row, simple past and past participle had one's ducks in a row)

  1. (idiomatic) To be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multiperson effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.
    • Wouldn't it be nice to have our ducks in a row and not have to search for the papers every time we needed them?

Questions about had one's ducks in a row

What is had one's ducks in a row the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's ducks in a row is the simple past and past participle of have one's ducks in a row.

Words near had one's ducks in a row in the dictionary

  1. had one's ass handed to one
  2. had one's back up
  3. had one's bread buttered for life
  4. had one's cake and ate it too
  5. had one's cake and eaten it too
  6. had one's ducks in a row
  7. had one's ears lowered
  8. had one's ears on
  9. had one's ears pinned back
  10. had one's eye on
  11. had one's fill

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