(slang, idiomatic) To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.
It didn't look like he'd ever get his act together, but eventually the project got going.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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