"one's house in order" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: one's houses in order [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=one's houses in order}} one's houses in order
  1. (with a verb, resultative) One’s personal situation as it should be, with no problems. Tags: resultative Synonyms: one's household in order Related terms: put one's house in order
    Sense id: en-one's_house_in_order-en-phrase-8-LSoj1d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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