Idiom
put one's affairs in order
Meaning
To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He decided to put his affairs in order before moving abroad.”
“After receiving a difficult diagnosis, she spent the weekend putting her affairs in order to ensure her family would be taken care of.”
“The aging patriarch spent his final months quietly putting his affairs in order, meticulously documenting his wishes so that his heirs would face no confusion after his passing.”
Examples
simple
“He decided to put his affairs in order before moving abroad.”
contextual
“After receiving a difficult diagnosis, she spent the weekend putting her affairs in order to ensure her family would be taken care of.”
complex
“The aging patriarch spent his final months quietly putting his affairs in order, meticulously documenting his wishes so that his heirs would face no confusion after his passing.”
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