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set one's house in order

set one's house in order verb: synonym of put one's house in order.

Verb

set one's house in order (third-person singular simple present sets one's house in order, present participle setting one's house in order, simple past and past participle set one's house in order)

  1. Synonym of put one's house in order.

Synonyms of set one's house in order

Forms of set one's house in order

third-person singular presentsets one's house in order
present participlesetting one's house in order
past participleset one's house in order
pastset one's house in order

Questions about set one's house in order

What does set one's house in order mean?
Set one's house in order means synonym of put one's house in order.
What part of speech is set one's house in order?
Set one's house in order is a verb.
What is the past tense of set one's house in order?
The past tense of set one's house in order is set one's house in order.

Words near set one's house in order in the dictionary

  1. set one's face against
  2. set one's hair on fire
  3. set one's hand to
  4. set one's heart on
  5. set one's heart upon
  6. set one's house in order
  7. set one's shoulder to the wheel
  8. set one's sights
  9. set one's watch back
  10. set one's watch by someone
  11. set onto

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