词汇 | get ducks in a row |
释义 | Idiom get ducks in a rowget (your) ducks in a row American, informal to organize things well.The government talks about tax changes but they won't fix a date or an amount - they just can't get their ducks in a row. get (one's) ducks in a rowTo take action to become well-organized, prepared, and/or up-to-date. We need to get our ducks in a row to ensure that there are no problems at home while we're gone on our trip. Make sure Finance gets their ducks in a row before the audit. get one's ducks in a rowFig. to get one's affairs in order or organized. Jane is organized. She really gets all her ducks in a row right away. You can't hope to go into a company and sell something until you get your ducks in a row. get one's ducks in a rowAlso, have one's ducks in a row. Complete one's preparations, become efficient and well organized, as in I'm trying to get my ducks in a row before I go to Europe. This synonym for get one's act together probably alludes to lining up target ducks in a shooting gallery. [Slang; 1970s] all one's ducks in a row, get/haveBe completely prepared and well organized. This colloquialism from the second half of the 1900s alludes to lining up target ducks in a shooting gallery. Sue Grafton used it in R Is for Ricochet (2004): “The trick is not to alert him until we have all our ducks in a row.” |
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