| 词汇 | put house in order |
| 释义 | Idiom put house in orderput (your) (own) house in order to solve your own problems.You should put your own house in order before you start giving me advice. Usage notes: usually said about someone who has many problems but criticizes others for not taking care of their problems Related vocabulary: have your ducks in a rowput (one's) (own) house in orderTo resolve one's own personal problems or business affairs (especially before criticizing those of others). The president and his administration sorely need to put their house in order or they may not live to see a second term in office. Jim should go about putting his own house in order before he starts criticizing how I live my life! put one's house in orderFig. to put one's business or personal affairs into good order. (As if one were cleaning one's house. See also put one's own house in order.) There was some trouble in the department office and the manager was told to put his house in order. Every now and then, I have to put my house in order. Then life becomes more manageable. put/set your (own) ˈhouse in orderorganize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize somebody else: A government official warned the newspaper industry to put its own house in order before it started to tell other industries how they should be run. |
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