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.
See also: grip, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Szabolcs-Hungarian
FreddieFRED-eeEnglish
Sherif-Arabic
Mpho-Southern African, Tswana
LeneLE-nə (German), LE-ne (Danish, Norwegian)German, Danish, Norwegian
Malini-Indian, Hindi