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has one's ducks in a row

has one's ducks in a row is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has one's ducks in a row

What is has one's ducks in a row the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's ducks in a row is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's ducks in a row.

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

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

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