Get (one's) act together In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "get (one's) act together", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2021-03-10 11:03

Meaning of Get (one's) act together

Synonyms:

get together , have (one's) act together

Get (one's) act together informal verb phrase

The phrase 'get one’s act together' is as a rule utilized when an individual has been scatterbrained, apathetic, or wasteful.

To become more organized and prepared, change bad habits or organize one's thoughts to achieve something 

Your room is so disorganized. I need you to get your act together, right now.

You have to get your act together if you want to raise your salary.

Tom need to take time and get his act together as he is losing all sense of direction.

Grammar and Usage of Get (one's) act together

Verb Forms

  • gets one’s act together,
  • got one’s act together
  • getting one’s act together

The verb "get" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Get (one's) act together

The express is accepted to have started within the theater or motion picture industry, where performing artists who were feeling anxious or making botches were told to “get their act together”. It has been utilized since the moment half of the 1900s. 

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