one-act

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Definition of one-act in English English dictionary

act one's age
To be mature and not childish

Act your age and stop fiddling with that pen - you’re showing us up.

clean up one's act
to reform; to improve one's habits

Someday I'm going to clean up my act and start researching more carefully.

get one's act together
To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc

It didn't look like he'd ever get his act together, but eventually the project got going.

put one's act together
(deyim) 1. Get oneself organized and on schedule. 2. Organize your activities so that you do things in an effective way

1. I've got to get my act together and start getting my work done. When I have my act together, I'll get a job. 2. If these people could ever get their act together, they could produce unbeatable wines. You'd better get your act together and start looking for a job.

act on one's own initiative
act without warrant or support; take action on one's own
act up to one's opinions
act according to what one believes, practice what you preach
get one's act together
get organized, get a hold of oneself, pull oneself up by the bootstraps, pull oneself together, clean up one's act
one act play
dramatic performance with only has one segment