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put your house in order — put/set/get/your house in order old fashioned phrase to improve the way that you behave or do things, especially before criticizing how other people behave or do things Thesaurus: to organize your own affairssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get your house in order — put/set/get/your house in order old fashioned phrase to improve the way that you behave or do things, especially before criticizing how other people behave or do things Thesaurus: to organize your own affairssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
house in order — ◇ To put/get/set (etc.) your house in order is to improve or correct the way you do things. We should get our (own) house in order before we criticize others for their mistakes. The company needs to get its financial house in order. [=to correct… … Useful english dictionary
set\ one's\ house\ in\ order — • put one s house in order • set one s house in order v. phr. To arrange your affairs in good order. Grandfather knew he would not live long and set his house in order. When Mr. Black died, his lawyer helped the widow put her house in order … Словарь американских идиом
set your (own) house in order — put/set your (own) ˈhouse in order idiom to organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize sb else Main entry: ↑houseidiom … Useful english dictionary
put one's house in order — or[set one s house in order] {v. phr.} To arrange your affairs in good order. * /Grandfather knew he would not live long and set his house in order./ * /When Mr. Black died, his lawyer helped the widow put her house in order./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's house in order — or[set one s house in order] {v. phr.} To arrange your affairs in good order. * /Grandfather knew he would not live long and set his house in order./ * /When Mr. Black died, his lawyer helped the widow put her house in order./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put\ one's\ house\ in\ order — • put one s house in order • set one s house in order v. phr. To arrange your affairs in good order. Grandfather knew he would not live long and set his house in order. When Mr. Black died, his lawyer helped the widow put her house in order … Словарь американских идиом
house — ♦ houses, housing, housed (The noun is pronounced [[t]ha͟ʊs[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ha͟ʊz[/t]]. The form houses is pronounced [[t]ha͟ʊzɪz[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one… … English dictionary
put your (own) house in order — put/set your (own) ˈhouse in order idiom to organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize sb else Main entry: ↑houseidiom … Useful english dictionary
