get it together
idiom
1
: to begin to live in a good and sensible way : to stop being confused, foolish, etc.
If he doesn't get it together pretty soon, he's going to end up in jail.
2
: to begin to function in a skillful or effective way
The company finally got it together and started making a profit this year.
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The Cubs are going to the playoffs, but next to them, the White Sox’s second-half surge might be the second-best sports story in town … if Caleb Williams and the Bears don’t get it together this season.
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Eventually, his bosses ordered him to clean up his disorganized lab, start from scratch, get it together.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Why can’t these women get it together?
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
If Democrats can get it together and retake the White House and Congress in 2028, or if the GOP goes a different direction, that choice may put Schmitt in the wilderness.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Eventually, his bosses ordered him to clean up his disorganized lab, start from scratch, get it together.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Why can’t these women get it together?
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
If Democrats can get it together and retake the White House and Congress in 2028, or if the GOP goes a different direction, that choice may put Schmitt in the wilderness.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get it together
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“Get it together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20it%20together. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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