PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER

Meaning of PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER in English

v. phr. To arrange your affairs in good order. Grandfather knew he would not live long and set his house in order. When Mr. Black died, his lawyer helped the widow put her house in order.

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PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER — = set one's house in order
Slang English vocab
PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER — приводить в порядок свои дела
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PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER — приводить в порядок свои дела
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOUSE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Appomattox Court House Babenberg House of Bourbon House of Burgesses House of Commons House …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORDER — I. ˈȯrdər, ˈȯ(ə)də(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French ordre, order, from Old French ordene, ordne, ordre, from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUSE — I. ˈhau̇s; sing. possessive -au̇sə̇z, -au̇zə̇z noun ( plural hous·es -au̇zə̇z chiefly substand -au̇sə̇z) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORDER — — orderable , adj. — orderer , n. — orderless , adj. /awr"deuhr/ , n. 1. an authoritative direction or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOUSE — n. , adj. /hows/ ; v. /howz/ , n. , pl. houses /how"ziz/ , v. , housed, housing , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORDER — I. ˈȯr-dər verb ( or·dered ; or·der·ing ˈȯr-d(ə-)riŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from ordre, noun Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
ORDER — vi to give orders; to issue commands. 2. order ·noun a command; a mandate; a precept; a direction. 3. order …
Webster English vocab
HOUSE — vt to drive to a shelter. 2. house ·noun the grave. 3. house ·noun a public house; an inn; a …
Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ORDER — / ˈɔːdə(r); NAmE ˈɔːrd-/ noun , verb ■ noun ARRANGEMENT 1. [ U , C ] the way in which …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUSE — noun , verb ■ noun / haʊs; NAmE / ( pl. houses / ˈhaʊzɪz; NAmE /) BUILDING 1. [ C …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORDER — I. or ‧ der 1 S1 W1 /ˈɔːdə $ ˈɔːrdər/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ order …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOUSE — I. ˈhouse ˌmusic BrE AmE ( also house ) noun [uncountable] a type of popular dance music II. house 1 …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
ORDER — n. & v. --n. 1 a the condition in which every part, unit, etc. is in its right place; tidiness …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOUSE — n. & v. --n. (pl.) 1 a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ORDER — n. & v. n. 1 a the condition in which every part, unit, etc. is in its right place; tidiness …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOUSE — n. & v. n. (pl.) 1 a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, …
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Oxford English vocab
ORDER — n. & v. --n. 1. a the condition in which every part, unit, etc. is in its right place; tidiness …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HOUSE — n. & v. --n. (pl.) 1. a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, …
Oxford English vocab
ORDER — I. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION USES /ɔ:(r)də(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUSE — Pronounced /haʊs/ for the noun and adjective, and /haʊz/ for the verb. The form 'houses' is pronounced /haʊzɪz/. ( housing, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ORDER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court order (= an instruction that someone must do something ) ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOUSE — n. House of Building Appomattox Court House Babenberg House of Bourbon House of Burgesses House of Commons House of house …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HOUSE — Synonyms and related words : Aktiengesellschaft, Dymaxion house, Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Greek theater, White House, abbey, abode, accommodate, adobe …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOUSE — n. bawdy house big house call house crazy house disorderly house eating house fancy house forcing house garden house hash …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
ORDER — INDEX: 1. order 2. in the correct order 3. in the wrong order 4. doing things one after the other …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOUSE — INDEX: 1. different types of house 2. different types of apartment 3. a place for someone to live RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HOUSE — noun Also written House (Music) (Youth Culture) A style of popular music typically featuring the use of drum machines, sequencers, …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ORDER — 1. сущ. 1) порядок, расположение в определенном порядке in order ≈ по порядку out of order ≈ не по порядку …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUSE — 1. сущ.; мн. -s 1) дом; жилище; здание to build, put up a house ≈ строить дом to redecorate, refurbish, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ORDER — order.ogg 1. ʹɔ:də n _I 1. порядок, последовательность; расположение, размещение ( в определённом порядке ) alphabetical chronological order - алфавитный …
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