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Idiom

get one's shit together

Vulgar

Meaning

To organize oneself in order to be able to deal with or achieve something; to mature.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“You need to get your shit together before the final exam.”

“He realized he was failing all his classes and decided it was time to get his shit together.”

“After years of aimless wandering and missed opportunities, he finally resolved to get his shit together and pursue a meaningful career path.”

Examples

simple

“You need to get your shit together before the final exam.”

contextual

“He realized he was failing all his classes and decided it was time to get his shit together.”

complex

“After years of aimless wandering and missed opportunities, he finally resolved to get his shit together and pursue a meaningful career path.”

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