There are still serious questions about whether the company has cleaned up its act since its $11 billion accounting fraud was exposed.
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clean up your act — clean up its/your act INFORMAL ► to start to obey laws or accepted standards of behaviour: »There are still serious questions about whether the company has cleaned up its act since its $11 billion accounting fraud was exposed. Main Entry: ↑clean … Financial and business terms
clean up its/your act — INFORMAL ► to start to obey laws or accepted standards of behaviour: »There are still serious questions about whether the company has cleaned up its act since its $11 billion accounting fraud was exposed. Main Entry: ↑clean … Financial and business terms
Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act — is the fifth incarnation of Gerard Alessandrini s Forbidden Broadway , his popular off Broadway musical revue spoofing the best of Broadway . All the parody lyrics were written (as always) by Gerard Alessandrini. This version was co directed by… … Wikipedia
act — /akt/, n. 1. anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 2. the process of doing: caught in the act. 3. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict;… … Universalium
Clean Water Action — Founded 1972 Location Washington, D.C. 19 Offices Nationwide [1] Area served United States Mem … Wikipedia
Clean Water Act — For Clean Water Act of Ontario, Canada, see Clean Water Act (Ontario). Clean Water Act Full title Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 Acronym CWA / Clean Water Act Enacted by the 92nd United … Wikipedia
clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it … Dictionary of contemporary English
clean — In the context of general equities, block trade that matches buy or sell orders/interests, sparing the block trader any inventory risk (no net position and hence none available for additional customers). natural. Antithesis of open. Bloomberg… … Financial and business terms
clean — 1 /kli:n/ adjective 1 WITHOUT DIRT without any dirt or marks: Are your hands clean? | a clean towel | sweep/scrub etc sth clean: Wipe that sink clean when you re done. | clean and tidy/neat: Try to keep your room clean and tidy. | spotlessly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clean up one's act — phrasal : to behave in a more acceptable manner (as by discontinuing questionable practices) * * * clean up one s act (informal) To regulate one s activities, put one s affairs in good or proper order • • • Main Entry: ↑act clean up one s act… … Useful english dictionary
