get one's act together (Meaning)
get one's act together
to gain possession of (as by receiving, acquiring, earning, buying, or winning), overcome, to come to be, hit entry 1 sense 1c, to try to prove or make clear, hit, to suffer a specified injury to, to make progress, deliver sense 6, hurry, to reach effectively, to become enthusiastic, energetic, or excited, influence, beget, hear, to come together, to have an effect on, to get revenge, to prevail on, lineage, to turn to or adopt an enlightened course of action or point of view, to recover from, a religious divorce by Jewish law, the entire progeny of a male animal, to avoid criticism or punishment for or the consequences of (such as a reprehensible act), to receive as punishment, overcome, surmount, to cause to come or go, to obtain by concession or entreaty, to become strongly involved with or deeply interested in, to reconcile oneself to, to make ready, irritate sense 1, to cause to move, to come to have, to criticize insistently, baffle entry 1 sense 1, puzzle, bother, to seek out and obtain, to obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage, to move or travel across, to cause to be in a certain condition, to engage in sexual intercourse, irritate, understand, a document of release from obligation in Jewish law, memorize, to repay in kind, to stop deceiving oneself or fooling around, to become the father of, to come down with (an illness), to reach the end of, to have an emotional effect on, to receive by way of punishment, to pursue with exhortation, reprimand, or attack, to put one's life, thoughts, or emotions in order, to be successful, to turn one's attention to, to be able, to succeed in becoming, to reach agreement, to have to, have, a bill of divorce, to establish communication with, to stop wasting time on trivial or hopeless matters, to receive a scolding or punishment, to receive as a return, persuade, induce, to succeed in coming or going, to take vengeance on, to bring together, to obtain and bring where wanted or needed, to put out in baseball, a return of a difficult shot in a game (such as tennis), to leave immediately, to obtain by request or as a favor, deliver sense 6b, kill, to influence corruptly, to become aware of, something begotten, to undergo religious conversion, to be subjected to, to catch or become affected by (a disease or bodily condition), to be subjected to or experience, to achieve success, begin, to cause to be in a certain position or condition, kill entry 1 sense 1, prepare sense 2, to reach or enter into a certain condition, to achieve as a result of military activity, to become affected by (a disease or bodily condition), puzzle, to have as an obligation or necessity, have entry 1 sense 1, to acquire wealth, to gain possession of, offspring, to find out by calculation, become sense 1, to make one angry or annoyed, to produce an unfortunate effect on, to become alert or aware, to begin to function in a skillful or efficient manner, to hear correctly, to make a start, to be ready to begin or deal with, understand sense 1a, to become involved, seize
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get one's act together Sentence Examples
- It's time for us to get our act together and prepare for the upcoming deadlines.
- The team needs to get their act together if they want to succeed in the tournament.
- He needs to get his act together and start paying attention in class.
- The government needs to get its act together and address the worsening economic situation.
- I'm tired of waiting for her to get her act together and fulfill her promises.
- If you want this project to be successful, you need to get your act together and start working harder.
- The company is struggling because the employees haven't been able to get their act together.
- She's always been disorganized, but now it's affecting her work.
- She needs to get her act together.
- I'm not going to wait forever for you to get your act together.
FAQs About the word get one's act together
to gain possession of (as by receiving, acquiring, earning, buying, or winning), overcome, to come to be, hit entry 1 sense 1c, to try to prove or make clear, h
devote, get cracking, apply, address, turn one's hand, bend, buckle, set (to), settle (down),give
putter (around), mess around, idle,potter (around), monkey (around), play, fool around, fiddle (around), dawdle, trifle
It's time for us to get our act together and prepare for the upcoming deadlines.
The team needs to get their act together if they want to succeed in the tournament.
He needs to get his act together and start paying attention in class.
The government needs to get its act together and address the worsening economic situation.
