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See: GET ONE'S DUCKS IN A ROW.

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get one's ducks in a row

[get one's ducks in a row] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get everything ready. * /The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[g,d&r] "Grins, ducks and runs"; used after a particularly bad joke, seemingly to try to avoid comments about it. Internet slang

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[asleep at the switch] {adj. phr.} 1. Asleep when it is one's duty to move a railroad switch for cars to go on the right track. * /The new man […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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