have ducks in a row

have your ducks in a row

also get your ducks in a row

to organize things well I thought Mike was extremely smart and always had his ducks in a row.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Albertine	['ælbəti:n]
Elvire	el-VEER	French
Marco	MAHR-ko (Italian, Spanish, Dutch)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch
Wilfred	['wilfrid]
Young	[jʌn]
AoibhÍN	EE-veen	Irish