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gen. взяться за ум (Межирицкий); собраться с мыслями (Andrey Truhachev); организоваться (Andrey Truhachev); поторопиться (VLZ_58); остепениться; собраться (собрать себя в кулак: In the second half the home side got their act together and Tommy Bolger led the way when he scored in similar fashion to Lawlor, beating two defenders before slotting home in the 65th minute. 4uzhoj); взять себя в руки (4uzhoj); взять себя в руки (По мнению американцев, бедняжка, который собирается "поплакаться в жилетку" друзьям, "должен взять себя в руки" (he's got to get his act together), ибо "успех порождает успех" – success breeds success, – а от нытья нет никакого проку. Dominator_Salvator); прийти в себя (Anglophile); организовать себя
Игорь Миг сосредоточиться
context. организовать работу на достойном уровне (St George's is still a two-star hospital which shows they haven't got their act together.); сориентироваться в ситуации (The reality is that schools and local education authorities quickly got their act together and employed every conceivable strategy to avoid the ultimate, untenable situation, of turning pupils away. 4uzhoj)
idiom. собраться (shergilov); сосредоточить усилия на деле (shergilov)
inf., context. зашевелиться (It's about time the authorities, who are supposed to dispose of this rubbish, got their act together. 4uzhoj)
slang наладить свои дела
vulg. торопить кончить вместе
 English thesaurus
get one's act together
idiom. to become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc. (Synonyms: get it together, get one's shit together, straighten up and fly right: It didn't look like he'd ever get his act together, but eventually the project got going. wiktionary.org)
inf. galvanize oneself into organizing one's affairs effectively (You need to get a grasp of the evidence, and in effect, get your act together. • Farming organisations across Europe must get their act together to demand fairer prices from supermarkets for their members. • That is why we need to get our act together in terms of organisation and resources so people get the best possible treatment. • We showed a lot more commitment and one or two of the lads really got their act together and played with a good deal more passion. • The reality is that schools and local education authorities quickly got their act together and employed every conceivable strategy to avoid the ultimate, untenable situation, of turning pupils away. • After that, England got their act together, and going into today's game, England's overall record against Zimbabwe was 15 wins and 7 losses. • In the second half the home side got their act together and Tommy Bolger led the way when he scored in similar fashion to Lawlor, beating two defenders before slotting home in the 65th minute. • The majority of places will have got their act together by now, but if they do miss the deadline they will still have time to apply for a new licence by November. • "All we are doing is building on the experience of those parts of the country where local authorities and the NHS have got their act together," he said. • The main reason is that women have got their act together more than men when it comes to looking after themselves. • After years of splitting the centre-left vote, thereby allowing the Conservatives to rule, progressives finally got their act together. • And indeed in the last ten minutes, Newry, in a better late than never style, finally got their act together up front. • It's about time the authorities, who are supposed to dispose of this rubbish, got their act together. • But the team got their act together in the second half and the comeback began. • They've got their act together again this year it looks like, after all their injuries last year. • It is about time York council and the race committee got their act together. • Others likely to be affected will be the language press and it is time that they got their act together. • St George's is still a two-star hospital which shows they haven't got their act together. • Other counties seem to have got their act together and provide each household with plastic crates. • In the second half the winners got their act together and began to pass the ball well. lexico.com)
get act together: 38 phrases in 4 subjects
American usage, not spelling1
Diplomacy1
General34
Makarov2