- take a grip (on yourself)
- get/take a ˈgrip (on yourself) idiomto improve your behaviour or control your emotions after being afraid, upset or angry
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I have to take a grip on myself, he told himself firmly.
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take a grip (on yourself)
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get a grip (on yourself) — spoken phrase to make an effort to control your emotions or your behaviour For goodness’ sake, get a grip on yourself. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym controlling behaviour and self controlsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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