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put one's affairs in order

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
put one's af-fairs in order
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

puts one's affairs in order (present, singular) putting one's affairs in order (participle, present)

Phrases

have one's ducks in a row put one's house in order

Frequently Paired Words

have one's ducks in a row put one's house in order

Synonyms

get one's affairs in order settle one's affairs

Questions

What does put one's affairs in order mean?
To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life.

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