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clean one's act up
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clean one’s act up — tv. to reform one’s conduct; to improve one’s performance. □ We were told to clean our act up or move out. CD I cleaned up my act, but not in time. I got kicked out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
clean up one's act — phrasal : to behave in a more acceptable manner (as by discontinuing questionable practices) * * * clean up one s act (informal) To regulate one s activities, put one s affairs in good or proper order • • • Main Entry: ↑act clean up one s act… … Useful english dictionary
clean up one's act — idi clean up one s act, Informal. to begin adhering to more acceptable rules of behavior … From formal English to slang
clean up one's act — verb to reform; to improve ones habits Someday Im going to clean up my act and start researching more carefully … Wiktionary
get one's act together — get organized, get a hold of oneself, pull oneself up by the bootstraps, pull oneself together, clean up one s act … English contemporary dictionary
clean up one's act — phrasal to behave in a more acceptable manner … New Collegiate Dictionary
act — act1 [akt] n. [ME < OFr acte < L actus, a doing or moving, actum, thing done, pp. of agere, to do < IE base * ag̑ , to drive, do > Gr agein, to lead] 1. a thing done; deed 2. an action; doing [caught in the act of stealing] 3. a… … English World dictionary
act — act, action 1. The distinction between the two words in their general meanings is not always clear: we are judged by our acts or by our actions. In general, however, action has more of the notion of performance, and extends to inanimate things… … Modern English usage
Clean Water Act — For Clean Water Act of Ontario, Canada, see Clean Water Act (Ontario). Clean Water Act Full title Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 Acronym CWA / Clean Water Act Enacted by the 92nd United … Wikipedia
clean — cleanness, n. /kleen/, adj., cleaner, cleanest, adv., cleaner, cleanest, v. adj. 1. free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress. 2. free from foreign or extraneous matter: clean sand. 3. free from pollution;… … Universalium
clean — [[t]kli͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦ cleaner, cleanest, cleans, cleaning, cleaned 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks. He wore his cleanest slacks, a clean shirt and a navy blazer... Disease has not been a problem because… … English dictionary
