" one's ducks in a row "

[Idiomatic phrase]  | "one's ducks in a row" 

1: —used figuratively in phrases like have one's ducks in a row, get one's ducks in a row, or put one's ducks in a row to describe being or becoming thoroughly organized

Origin: 1888 ;

[Noun]  | "duck" | \ ˈdək \

1: any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage —often used figuratively in phrases like have one's ducks in a row, get one's ducks in a row, or put one's ducks in a row to describe being or becoming thoroughly prepared or organized

2: the flesh of any of these birds used as food

3: a female duck

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce;