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
Gorden	GAWR-dən	English
Fritjof	FRIT-shof (Swedish), FRIT-yof (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
SobiesŁAwa	saw-bye-SWAH-vah	Polish (Rare)
Adriana	[.eidri'ænə]
Ethelbert	-	English
Tyriq	tie-REEK	African American (Modern)