The judge hits the gavel to order the court.
gavel to order
idiomTo initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer.
The chairperson hit the gavel to order the meeting after the room became too noisy.
Following the chaotic shouting match between the lawyers, the judge struck the gavel to order the proceedings back to a state of professional decorum.
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in order
In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
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put one's affairs in order
To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life.
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put one's house in order
To organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.
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tall order
A big job; a difficult challenge.