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Phrase(s): put something in(to) order to make something tidy. • Please put this room into order. • I will put it in order as soon as I have a minute.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): put something in order Go to in order.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Arrange in proper sequence; see IN ORDER, def. 1; Also PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER. put in the way of Also, put in one's way. 1. Obstruct or impede, as in The police put a traffic barrier in the way of northbound motorists, or I don't want to put anything in the way of your advancement. [c. 1500] 2. See IN ONE'S WAY, def. 2.
American Heritage Idioms