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lining up one's ducks

lining up one's ducks is the present participle and gerund of line up one's ducks.

Meaning of line up one's ducks

Verb

line up one's ducks (third-person singular simple present lines up one's ducks, present participle lining up one's ducks, simple past and past participle lined up one's ducks)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To organize one's affairs so that one is ready to act efficiently.
    • "Senator Allen was one reason he made up his mind to go to Washington. He'd like to get some of the windbags out of our way and line up our ducks."1968, Henrietta Buckmaster, The lion in the stone: a novel, page 340

Questions about lining up one's ducks

What is lining up one's ducks the present participle and gerund of?
Lining up one's ducks is the present participle and gerund of line up one's ducks.

Words near lining up one's ducks in the dictionary

  1. lining one's pockets
  2. lining out
  3. lining someone's pockets
  4. lining up
  5. lining up behind
  6. lining up one's ducks
  7. Lininger
  8. Liningers
  9. linings
  10. linins
  11. linish

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