"get one's affairs in order" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets one's affairs in order [present, singular, third-person], getting one's affairs in order [participle, present], got one's affairs in order [past], got one's affairs in order [UK, participle, past], gotten one's affairs in order [US, participle, past]
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  1. Alternative form of put one's affairs in order Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: put one's affairs in order
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