clean up one's act

clean up one's act
phrasal to behave in a more acceptable manner

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • 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 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

  • 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 — 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

  • act — /akt/, n. 1. anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 2. the process of doing: caught in the act. 3. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict;… …   Universalium

  • clean — /klin / (say kleen) adjective 1. free from dirt or filth; unsoiled; unstained. 2. a. free from foreign or extraneous matter: the wool was sold at $4.27 a kilogram clean. b. free of radioactivity: to enter a clean room. 3. free from defect or… …  

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