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.
- 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