get one's act together
verbEtymology
Figuratively, a comparison with the achieved result and the preparation involved in creating, producing, rehearsing, and polishing a theatrical act or similar performance.
Definitions
To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.
- It didn't look like he'd ever get his act together, but eventually the project got going.
- Thanet got its act together after the August 3 accident, with no more major accidents over its remaining history.
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No curated loop yet for get one's act together. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA