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get one's ducks in a row



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Also, 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]

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Idioms from 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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