Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clean up one's act

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
clean up one's act
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reform; to improve one's habits.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

cleans up one's act (present, singular) cleaning up one's act (participle, present) cleaned up one's act (participle, past) cleaned up one's act (past)

Phrases

get one's act together turn over a new leaf

Frequently Paired Words

get one's act together turn over a new leaf

Questions

What does clean up one's act mean?
To reform; to improve one's habits.

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