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Idiom

waterfowl alignment

Meaning

Proper organization.

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

Examples

“We need better waterfowl alignment to finish this project on time.”

“The manager spent the morning working on waterfowl alignment to ensure every team member knew their specific tasks.”

“The success of the complex merger depended entirely upon the careful waterfowl alignment of the two departments' disparate operational strategies.”

Examples

simple

“We need better waterfowl alignment to finish this project on time.”

contextual

“The manager spent the morning working on waterfowl alignment to ensure every team member knew their specific tasks.”

complex

“The success of the complex merger depended entirely upon the careful waterfowl alignment of the two departments' disparate operational strategies.”

Origin

Derived from the earlier idiom *have one's ducks in a row*. The phrase alludes to the requirement of ensuring all preparations are complete and orderly before proceeding with a task.

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