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

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Verb

Forms: puts one's affairs in order [present, singular, third-person], putting one's affairs in order [participle, present], put one's affairs in order [participle, past], put one's affairs in order [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one's affairs in order}} put one's affairs in order (third-person singular simple present puts one's affairs in order, present participle putting one's affairs in order, simple past and past participle put one's affairs in order)
  1. To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life. Synonyms: get one's ducks in a row, put one's house in order, get one's affairs in order, settle one's affairs Translations (prepare for the end of one's life): 料理后事 (Chinese Mandarin), järjestää asiansa (Finnish)

Alternative forms

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