line up one's ducks

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To organize one's affairs so that one is ready to act efficiently. idiomatic,informal
    — "Senator Allen was one reason he made up his mind to go to Washington. He'd like to get some of the windbags out of our way and line up our ducks."

词形变化

lines up one's ducks present,singular,third-person lining up one's ducks participle,present lined up one's ducks participle,past lined up one's ducks past

词源

Unknown. Most likely a reference to the line of ducks in a shooting gallery.
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