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having one's act together

having one's act together is the present participle and gerund 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 having one's act together

What is having one's act together the present participle and gerund of?
Having one's act together is the present participle and gerund of have one's act together.

Words near having one's act together in the dictionary

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

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