Also: Get your shit together Get it together Get it all together Meaning of Idiom ‘Get Your (or one’s) Act Together’ To get your act together means to start behaving in a more focused and effective way; to get organized. 1,2,3 Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Usage To … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Clean Up Your (or one’s) Act’ To clean up your (his/her) act means to improve your behavior and begin acting in a more acceptable way. 1,2 Usage “I got back together with Anthony,” said Laura. “He’s not drinking and I think he’s really cleaned up his act.” “You’ll have to clean up your act … Read more
The idiom act up is applied to people, especially children, machinery and electronics; and medical conditions. The word act is used to mean behave in a certain way or “to do” while up serves as a negative intensifier, so that this idiom (phrasal verb) means to behave or act badly. Meaning of Idiom ‘Act Up’ … Read more
This idiom act of God is most often, though not always, used in legal contexts, especially in the provisions of insurance policies or contracts. For example, many home owner’s insurance policies may not cover certain “acts of God.” When used in such a way, the term can be vague and may mean insurance company decides … Read more