put/set your house in order

put (one's) (own) house in order

To resolve one's own personal problems or business affairs (especially before criticizing those of others). The president and his administration sorely need to put their house in order or they may not live to see a second term in office. Jim should go about putting his own house in order before he starts criticizing how I live my life!

See also: house, order, put

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

put one's house in order

Fig. to put one's business or personal affairs into good order. (As if one were cleaning one's house. See also put one's own house in order.) There was some trouble in the department office and the manager was told to put his house in order. Every now and then, I have to put my house in order. Then life becomes more manageable.

See also: house, order, put

set one's house in order

Fig. to make certain that one's affairs are in proper legal order. Before we can ask for a bank loan, we have to set our house in order. I found an accountant who would help me set my house in order.

put your house in order

get your house in order

COMMON If you put your house in order or get your house in order, you make sure that all your affairs are arranged properly and that all your problems are dealt with. The government has given the newspaper industry a twelve-month deadline to put its house in order or face tough new controls. As with individuals, no company can be successful until it has got its own internal house in order. Note: Verbs such as keep or set can be used instead of put or get. She claimed the high street banks were incapable of keeping their house in order.

See also: house, order, put

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

put (or set or get) your house in order

make necessary reforms.

2002 New York Times There will be no moral credibility for the bishops to speak about justice, truth, racial equality, war or immigration if they can't get their own house in order.

See also: house, order, put

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

put/set your (own) ˈhouse in order

organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize somebody else: A government official warned the newspaper industry to put its own house in order before it started to tell other industries how they should be run.

词组	put/set your house in order
释义	put/set your house in order put (one's) (own) house in order To resolve one's own personal problems or business affairs (especially before criticizing those of others). The president and his administration sorely need to put their house in order or they may not live to see a second term in office. Jim should go about putting his own house in order before he starts criticizing how I live my life! See also: house, order, put Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. put one's house in order Fig. to put one's business or personal affairs into good order. (As if one were cleaning one's house. See also put one's own house in order.) There was some trouble in the department office and the manager was told to put his house in order. Every now and then, I have to put my house in order. Then life becomes more manageable. See also: house, order, put set one's house in order Fig. to make certain that one's affairs are in proper legal order. Before we can ask for a bank loan, we have to set our house in order. I found an accountant who would help me set my house in order. See also: house, order, set McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. put your house in order or get your house in order COMMON If you put your house in order or get your house in order, you make sure that all your affairs are arranged properly and that all your problems are dealt with. The government has given the newspaper industry a twelve-month deadline to put its house in order or face tough new controls. As with individuals, no company can be successful until it has got its own internal house in order. Note: Verbs such as keep or set can be used instead of put or get. She claimed the high street banks were incapable of keeping their house in order. See also: house, order, put Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. put (or set or get) your house in order make necessary reforms. 2002 New York Times There will be no moral credibility for the bishops to speak about justice, truth, racial equality, war or immigration if they can't get their own house in order. See also: house, order, put Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary put/set your (own) ˈhouse in order organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize somebody else: A government official warned the newspaper industry to put its own house in order before it started to tell other industries how they should be run. See also: house, order, put, set Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: put put (one's) (own) house in order put house in order put one's house in order put own house in order put your house in order get (one's) (own) house in order set (one's) (own) house in order set house in order at will
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