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one's house in order

one's house in order phrase: one’s personal situation as it should be, with no problems.

Phrase

one's house in order

  1. (resultative) One’s personal situation as it should be, with no problems.
    • Make sure to keep your house in order.
    • You have to get your house in order before you write the lease.1976, United States. Congress. House. Ad Hoc Select Committee on Outer Continental Shelf, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1975, page 350

Forms of one's house in order

alternative formone's household in order

Questions about one's house in order

What does one's house in order mean?
One's house in order means one’s personal situation as it should be, with no problems.
What part of speech is one's house in order?
One's house in order is a phrase.

Words near one's house in order in the dictionary

  1. one's heart in one's mouth
  2. one's heart in one's throat
  3. one's heart out
  4. one's heart sinks
  5. one's hour
  6. one's house in order
  7. one's jig is up
  8. one's last
  9. one's lips are sealed
  10. one's name is mud
  11. one's own boss

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