I hear the phrase all the time. I know what it means. But really, who ever came up with this phrase in the first place:
get your ducks in a row is a phrase that means to get one's affairs in order or organized
There really isn’t anything concise or consistent anywhere that I’ve researched to say where it first began or what it really relates to. Is it ducks following a mama duck? Hm, they don’t travel in the straightest of lines, so I’m not sure if that’s accurate.
Is it the ducks in a shooting game? Really? Get your ducks lines up so you can knock them all down and OUT of order? I’m inclined to think not.
Is it duck pins from lawn bowling? This seems to be the most popular idea, but I’m still not sure.
What do you think is the origin? You could make up your own as well!
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