clean up one's act en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To reform; to improve one's habits.
Someday I'm going to clean up my act and start researching more carefully.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleans up one's act | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cleaning up one's act | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cleaned up one's act | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cleaned up one's act | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
get one's act together · turn over a new leaf
Translations (13)
it darsi una regolata (reform) · de zusammenreißen (reform) · cmn 改邪歸正 /改邪归正 (reform) · fr s'acheter une conduite (reform) · fi parantaa tapansa (reform) · fr se ranger des voitures (reform) · ru испра́виться (reform) · it mettersi in riga (reform) · de seine Gewohnheiten verändern (reform) · pl zbierać się do kupy (reform) · cmn 改善自己的習慣 /改善自己的习惯 (reform) · ru исправля́ться (reform) · pl pozbierać się do kupy (reform)