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Idiom clean up your actclean up (your) act informal to stop doing things that other people do not approve of and start to behave in a more acceptable way.There's a very strong anti-press feeling at the moment. A lot of people think it's time they cleaned up their act.
idiomclean up your actto start behaving in a more acceptable way after you have been behaving badly:If he doesn't clean up his act soon, he's going to end up in jail.Freedom House gives you the chance to clean up your act, by working for us while we help you find a job.
clean up (one's) actTo improve one's behavior. After I got in yet another fight at school, the headmaster told me that I had to clean up my act or else I'd be expelled. clean up your act COMMON If a person or organization cleans up their act, they stop behaving badly or illegally. The Minister warned the press that privacy laws would be implemented unless newspapers cleaned up their act. There is enormous corruption in the game, but the game does not want to clean up its act. clean up your act behave in a more acceptable manner. informalclean up your ˈact (informal) start behaving in a moral or responsible way: He cleaned up his act and gave up the cigarettes and alcohol. |