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
RaimundRIE-muwnt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Stefaniaste-FAH-nyah (Italian), ste-FAHN-yah (Polish)Italian, Polish
L&Aelig;Rke-Danish
HendersonHEN-dər-sənEnglish
DevynDEV-inEnglish (Modern)
Parminder-Indian (Sikh)