Get (one's) (own) house in order In english explanation

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

author Tonia Thai calendar 2022-01-13 08:01

Meaning of Get (one's) (own) house in order

Synonyms:

get one's shit together , put (one's) affairs in order , get your act together

Get (one's) (own) house in order American British verb phrase

If you say that one should get his/her own house in order, you mean that he/she should organize affairs and handle personal problems.

Marry is about to putting her own house in order, then she leaves country to study abroad.

I think you'd better put your own house in order before trying to tell me what to do.

What Jane need to do now is put his own house in order.

Other phrases about:

set (someone, something, or oneself) up against (someone or something)

To put someone or something in a leaning position against someone or something else.

set (someone, something, or oneself) up as (someone or something)

To do or arrange for someone, something, or oneself to be successful at, operate as, or perform in the capacity of something.

string together

1. To link together a sequence of items.

2. To compose, gather, or arrange something in a series, often quickly, sloppily, or haphazardly.

3. To make something by assembling or arranging things in a sequence, often quickly, sloppily, or haphazardly.

Grammar and Usage of Get (one's) (own) house in order

Verb Forms

  • get (one's) (own) house in order
  • gets (one's) (own) house in order
  • got (one's) (own) house in order
  • getting (one's) (own) house in order

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

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