get one's ducks in a row
[get|have] all (of|) {one's} ducks in a row get one's ducks in a row
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to get everything in order for something that is about to happen or one is going to do, particularly in order to avoid mistakes
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Idiom
Exempel
She had gotten her ducks in a row before the meeting, ensuring all the necessary documents were ready.
