clean act up



clean one's act up

to reform one's conduct; to improve one's performance. We were told to clean our act up or move out. I cleaned up my act, but not in time. I got kicked out.
See also: act, clean, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KaylynnKAY-linEnglish (Modern)
Ambrus-Hungarian
Alejoah-LE-khoSpanish
DerrylDER-əlEnglish (Rare)
TarmoTAHR-mo (Finnish)Estonian, Finnish
Gormflaith-Irish