put (one's) affairs in order

put (one's) affairs in order

To organize one's financial and legal arrangements, especially in preparation for death. The doctors told me I likely had six months to live, so I need to start putting my affairs in order now. My father never put his affairs in order, and now, my brothers and I are embroiled in lawsuits over his estate.
See also: affair, order, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get (one's) head together
  • get head together
  • get one’s head together
  • make arrangements
  • make arrangements for
  • make arrangements to do
  • arrangement
  • make the arrangements
  • (from) top to toe
  • (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked