get one's shit together

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get one's shit together

verb gets one's shit together · getting one's shit together · got one's shit together · gotten one's shit together

  1. idiomatic, slang, vulgar To organize oneself in order to be able to deal with or achieve something; to mature. Nothing says “getting my sh*t together” like a shelf filled with self-improvement books. Get their collection started with this best-selling book on making the most of the new decade they’re navigating.

    Similar: get one's act together, get one's crap together, get one's poop together

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@misc{get_one_s_shit_together_2026,
  title = {get one's shit together},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20one's%20shit%20together},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}