Have/get your shit together In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "have/get your shit together", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Hank Nguyen calendar 2021-12-15 08:12

Meaning of Have/get your shit together

Synonyms:

to manage , organize yourself

Have/get your shit together American informal slang

This is a slang often used as an emphasization to implicate the need of organizing or managing oneself to deal with or achive something.

Your dream is so big, yet you are too lazy to do anything. You have to get your shit together to achieve your dream, man.

I need to have my shit together and work hard if I want to buy a house.

You need to get your shit together, man ! Don't just rage at little things.

Stop procrastinating your work ! You are just dawdling all morning. You need to get your shit together since you are an adult now.

Other phrases about:

keep (someone or something) in check

If you say that you keep (someone or something) in check, you mean that you keep them under control.

pull the string

To take control or manage the operation of an organization or a group of people, usually in secret or not available to everyone. 

Grammar and Usage of Have/get your shit together

This slang has the verb 'get', 'have' so you need to conjugate it, depends on the tense using.

Origin of Have/get your shit together

The origin of this slang till now is still a baffling argument between its originality. Some say that the slang came from U.K, others state that this is an American based slang.However, one concrete evidence is that the first appearance of the slang refered to an emphasization to implicate the need of organizing or managing oneself to deal with or achive something. as ' get one's shit together'  - similar to its usage today - in a U.S book under the name Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone, published in the 1968.  

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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