have one's act together
Functioning well personally
To have one's act together is to be organized, competent, and functioning effectively: She really has her act together—career, family, finances, everything under control.
The phrase implies managing life's responsibilities without chaos.
The negative is more common: someone who doesn't have their act together is disorganized or struggling.
Get your act together is a command to shape up.
- planningArranging for future events
- game planPredetermined approach to winning
- interpersonal skillsAbility to interact effectively
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- schedulingAssigning times to events
ducks in a row · expertise · productivity · self-reflection · self-discipline · reliability · prioritizing · mindfulness · prepared · goal-setting · stay on track · empathy · self-control · self-motivation · adaptability · personal growth · composure · level head
have one's act togetherflounder
Struggle awkwardly, or seafood
flail · drop the ball · muddle through · wing it · improvise
have one's act togetherfall apart
Break into pieces
lose it · come unglued · go to pieces · crack up · spiral
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