get\ one's\ ducks\ in\ a\ row

get\ one's\ ducks\ in\ a\ row
v. phr. informal
To get everything ready.

The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp.

Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip.

Compare: line up

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • get one's ducks in a row — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get everything ready. * /The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp./ * /Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip./ Compare: LINE UP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get one's ducks in a row — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get everything ready. * /The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp./ * /Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip./ Compare: LINE UP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get one's ducks in a row — get (or have) one s ducks in a row get (or have) one s facts straight; get (or have) everything organized …   Useful english dictionary

  • get one’s ducks in a row (to) —  Get organized …   American business jargon

  • get (or have) one's ducks in a row N. Amer. — get (or have) one s ducks in a row N. Amer. informal get (or have) everything organized. → duck …   English new terms dictionary

  • ducks in a row (to get one’s) —  Organized.  ► “ It’s mindboggling that the developers wouldn’t push the launch back until the fall so we could get all of our ducks in a row.” (Wall Street Journal, Aug. 7, 1996, p. B1) …   American business jargon

  • in a row — See: GET ONE S DUCKS IN A ROW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in a row — See: GET ONE S DUCKS IN A ROW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in\ a\ row — See: get one s ducks in a row …   Словарь американских идиом

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