have one’s ducks in a row

(idiom) to be very well organized

Example Sentence:

Dad: Son, are you ready for university?
Son: Yes, I think so. I have a strict schedule with study time, time to relax, and time for my part-time job. I think that if I have my ducks in a row, I will be successful!

Sarah needs to have her ducks in a row if she’s going to have children while going to graduate school.

Similar idioms:

1. have a row with someone
2. change one’s tune
3. get through
4. believe in
5. get out of one’s face
6. come through for someone
7. back off
8. ace a test
9. take a rain check
10. knuckle down
11. plan B
12. take a dig at someone
13. don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched
14. back-up plan
15. like father, like son