单词 | get one's ducks in a row |
释义 | get one's ducks in a rowAlso, have one's ducks in a row. Complete one's preparations, become efficient and well organized, as in I'm trying to get my ducks in a row before I go to Europe. This synonym for get one's act together probably alludes to lining up target ducks in a shooting gallery. [Slang; 1970s] Words nearby get one's ducks in a rowget one's, get one's act together, get one's bearings, get one's comeuppance, get one's dander up, get one's ducks in a row, get one's feet on the ground, get one's feet wet, get one's fill, get one's hands dirty, get one's hands on The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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