How to Pronounce "put your own house in order"
expression
PUT yr OWN HOWS in OR-dur
PUT your OWN HOWS in AW-duh
Definition
To fix your own problems or improve your own situation before criticizing or offering advice to others.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊt/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈhaʊs/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈɔɹdɝ
British English
pʊt/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /hʌʊs/ /ˈɪn/ /ˈɔːdɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUT yr OWN HOWS in OR-dur
UK
PUT your OWN HOWS in AW-duh
Listen in Context
You should put your own house in order before telling others what to do.
We need to put our own house in order before criticizing the neighbors.
The manager decided to put his own house in order before making new rules.
If politicians don’t put their own house in order, no one will take them seriously.