get one's act together



get one's act together

Also, get one's shit or it all together . Start to behave more appropriately or effectively; get organized. For example, Once Joe gets his act together he'll get a raise, or You'd better get it all together before the boss comes back. The variant using shit is considered vulgar. [Slang; second half of 1900s] Also see get one's ducks in a row.
See also: act, get, together

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eugenioe-oo-JE-nyo (Italian), e-oo-KHE-nyo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Ghjulia-Corsican
ĽUbomÍR-Slovak
Louise[lu:'i:z]
Nerva-Ancient Roman
Baldovin-Ancient Germanic