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clean up one's act

act
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [akt]
    • /klin ʌp wʌnz ækt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [akt]
    • /klin ʌp wʌnz ækt/

Definitions of clean up one's act words

  • noun clean up one's act to start to behave in a responsible manner 3
  • noun clean up one's act to reform one's conduct, improve one's practices, etc. 3
  • noun clean up one's act anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 1
  • noun clean up one's act the process of doing: caught in the act. 1
  • noun clean up one's act a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of Congress. 1
  • noun clean up one's act an instrument or document stating something done or transacted. 1
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Origin of clean up one's act

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English act(e) (< Middle French) < Latin ācta, plural of āctum something done, noun use of past participle of agere to do (āg- past participle stem + -tum neuter past participle suffix); and directly < Latin āctus a doing (āg- + -tus suffix of v. action)

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Parts of speech for Clean up one's act

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Clean up one's act

clean up one's act popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for clean up one's act

verb clean up one's act

  • restore — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
  • renovate — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
  • resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
  • standardize — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
  • repair — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
All 74 Synonyms of clean up one's act

Antonyms for clean up one's act

verb clean up one's act

  • damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
  • injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
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