英语词汇“to put one's own house in order”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to put (or set) one's house in order: to organize one's affairs properly or efficiently; (also) to put (or set) one's own house in order: (of a person, group, institution) to make necessary changes to improve to one's own affairs, esp. before attacking or criticizing others. [After 2 Kings 20:1. Compare early modern German beschick deyn haus (1523 in Luther's translation of 2 Kings 20:1), post-classical Latin praecipe domui tuae (Vulgate).]

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the world > action or operation > amending > provide a remedy [verb (intransitive)] > put matters right > by (re-)organizing effectively

to put (or set) one's house in order1583

to get one's act together1973

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 4 Kings xx. A And the prophet Esay..came to him, & sayde vnto him: Thus sayeth y^e Lorde: Set thine house in ordre for thou shalt dye & not lyve.]

1583 W. Chauncie tr. P. Viret Worlde Possessed with Deuils i. sig. A.vi Set thine house in order, and reforme the people.

1611 Bible (King James) 2 Kings xx. 1 And the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amos came to him, and saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not liue.

1783 S. Johnson Let. 9 Sept. (1994) IV. 198 She died without a struggle..and..having set her house in order, was prepared to leave it.

1833 Friend 6 111/3 We freely animadvert upon their conduct..forgetting in the meantime to look at home, and put our own houses in order.

1850 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders 278 The young count..confessed himself, set his house in order.

1949 A. Wilson Wrong Set 49 You had better put your own house in order before you go listening to wicked lies.

1965 New Statesman 14 May 749/3 Such a policy of firmness would make it clear to all that we are determined to put our economic house in order.

2000 Guardian 26 Aug. i. 28/8 Gleeful Catholics could start by putting their own house in order; if their Anglican neighbours are having a bit of a domestic, dry rot is silently eroding their own floorboards.

单词	to put one's own house in order
释义	> as lemmas to put (or set) one's own house in order b. to put (or set) one's house in order: to organize one's affairs properly or efficiently; (also) to put (or set) one's own house in order: (of a person, group, institution) to make necessary changes to improve to one's own affairs, esp. before attacking or criticizing others. [After 2 Kings 20:1. Compare early modern German beschick deyn haus (1523 in Luther's translation of 2 Kings 20:1), post-classical Latin praecipe domui tuae (Vulgate).] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > provide a remedy [verb (intransitive)] > put matters right > by (re-)organizing effectively to put (or set) one's house in order1583 to get one's act together1973 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 4 Kings xx. A And the prophet Esay..came to him, & sayde vnto him: Thus sayeth y^e Lorde: Set thine house in ordre for thou shalt dye & not lyve.] 1583 W. Chauncie tr. P. Viret Worlde Possessed with Deuils i. sig. A.vi Set thine house in order, and reforme the people. 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Kings xx. 1 And the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amos came to him, and saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not liue. View more context for this quotation 1783 S. Johnson Let. 9 Sept. (1994) IV. 198 She died without a struggle..and..having set her house in order, was prepared to leave it. 1833 Friend 6 111/3 We freely animadvert upon their conduct..forgetting in the meantime to look at home, and put our own houses in order. 1850 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders 278 The young count..confessed himself, set his house in order. 1949 A. Wilson Wrong Set 49 You had better put your own house in order before you go listening to wicked lies. 1965 New Statesman 14 May 749/3 Such a policy of firmness would make it clear to all that we are determined to put our economic house in order. 2000 Guardian 26 Aug. i. 28/8 Gleeful Catholics could start by putting their own house in order; if their Anglican neighbours are having a bit of a domestic, dry rot is silently eroding their own floorboards. extracted from housen.¹int. < as lemmas
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