clean up your act
US /kliːn ʌp jʊər ækt/
UK /kliːn ʌp jʊər ækt/
1.
改过自新, 检点行为, 端正态度
to start behaving in a more acceptable or responsible way
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If you don't clean up your act, you'll lose your job.
如果你不改过自新，你就会失去工作。
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The coach told the team to clean up their act after a series of poor performances.
在一系列糟糕的表现之后，教练告诉球队要改过自新。