put (one's) affairs in order



put (one's) affairs in order

To organize one's financial and legal arrangements, especially in preparation for death. The doctors told me I likely had six months to live, so I need to start putting my affairs in order now. My father never put his affairs in order, and now, my brothers and I are embroiled in lawsuits over his estate.
See also: affair, order, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Asclepius[əs'kli:pliəs]
MarjoryMAHR-jə-reeEnglish
&Aelig;&Eth;Elberht-Anglo-Saxon
Abram (2)-Russian, Georgian
ThurstanTHUR-stənEnglish (Rare)
PriscaPRIS-kə (English)Biblical, Dutch, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin