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To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- What did the test say, Doc? —I think it's time for you to be putting your affairs in order.
- The judge gave him ten days to put his affairs in order before beginning his sentence.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: get one's affairs in order, settle one's affairs
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
料理后事
— prepare for the end of one's life
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Finnish:
järjestää asiansa
— prepare for the end of one's life
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Polish:
porządkować swoje sprawy
— prepare for the end of one's life
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Polish:
uporządkować swoje sprawy
— prepare for the end of one's life
