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
Miroslava	mee-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Lela	-	English
Umeko	oo-me-ko	Japanese
Patricia	[pə'triʃə]
Lamija	-	Bosnian
Jadranka	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene