clean one’s act up
clean (one's) act up
To improve one's behavior. After I got in yet another fight at school, the headmaster told me that I had to clean my act up or else I'd be expelled.
See also: act, clean, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
clean one’s act up
tv. to reform one’s conduct; to improve one’s performance. We were told to clean our act up or move out.
See also: act, clean, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- clean (one's) act up
- clean act up
- clean up (one's) act
- clean up act
- clean up your act
- change (one's) ways
- change your ways
- mend (one's) ways
- mend one's ways
- mend your ways