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
Luca (2)	LOO-tsah (Croatian)	Hungarian, Croatian
Rokus	RO-kus	Dutch
Manu (2)	MAH-noo (Finnish)	French, Spanish, German, Finnish
&Thorn;ÓRgnÝR	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Davie	DAY-vee (English)	English, Scottish
Nestori	NES-to-ree	Finnish