put one's affairs in order

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put one's affairs in order

verb puts one's affairs in order · putting one's affairs in order · put one's affairs in order

  1. idiomatic To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life. What did the test say, Doc? —I think it's time for you to be putting your affairs in order.

    Similar: get one's affairs in order, settle one's affairs

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verb prepare for the end of one's life

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@misc{put_one_s_affairs_in_order_2026,
  title = {put one's affairs in order},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20one's%20affairs%20in%20order},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}