get your act together

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle together

Usefulness

Meanings

1

Become more organised and responsible

Why “together”? Scattered parts of life or work become organised and controlled.

You need to get your act together.
You need to become more organised and responsible.
He finally got his act together at work.
He finally became more organised and responsible at work.

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