get one's act together
Become more organized
To get one's act together is to organize oneself, become more focused, or start behaving responsibly after a period of disorder or poor performance.
The phrase implies that someone has been scattered, undisciplined, or failing to meet expectations: You need to get your act together before the deadline.
The image suggests a performer whose show has gone poorly and must improve.
- personal growthIntentional self-improvement over time
- planningArranging for future events
- self-disciplineRegulating one's own behavior
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
prioritization · ambition · shape up · focus · self-awareness · time management · wake-up call · self-reflection · turning point · clean slate · fresh start · new leaf · structuring · strategy · goal-setting · initiative · self-confidence · commitment
get one's act togetherfall apart
Break into pieces
go to pieces · come undone · lose it · go off the rails · fall to pieces
get one's act togetherfall apart
Break into pieces
let oneself go · go downhill · unravel · deteriorate · go off the rails
get one's act togetherlose it
Succumb to overwhelming emotion
crack up · fall to pieces · go to pieces · come unglued · freak out
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