pull oneself together

1. Fig. to compose oneself; to gather one's wits about one. I have to pull myself together and try it again. Now try to pull yourself together and get through this crisis.

2. Fig. to gather up one's things; to pull one's things together. I'll be ready to leave as soon as I pull myself together. I want to pull myself together and leave.

pull oneself together

Regain one's composure or self-control, as in After that frightening episode, it took her a while to pull herself together. [Second half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maha	-	Arabic
Luella	loo-EL-ə	English
Jaka	-	Slovene
Pal	-	Albanian
Bamforth	['bæmfəθ]
Rava	RAH-vah	Esperanto