get (one's) priorities straight

To focus one's attention, energy, or concern on that which is most and truly important, usually implying that one has not done so up to that point. After a month of drinking and partying and totally neglecting my studies, I realized that I needed to get my priorities straight if I wanted to graduate from college. John took a little time off from work to get his priorities straight.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lycus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Yana	-	Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Valko	-	Bulgarian
AnaÏS	a-na-EES (French)	Occitan, Catalan, French
Agata	ah-GAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian
Howe	[hau]