a grip on oneself

*a grip on oneself

Fig. control of one's emotions. (*Typically: get ~ have ~.) Calm down, man! Get a grip on yourself! I encouraged him to get a grip on himself.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thane	THAYN	English (Rare)
Pasquale	-	Italian
Ernestine	er-nes-TEE-nə (German), UR-nəs-teen (English)	French, German, English
Salome	sə-LO-mee (English), SAH-lə-may (English)	English, German, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Knud	KNOOD	Danish
Nerea	-	Basque