hold oneself together



hold oneself together

Fig. to maintain one's calmness or sanity. I don't know if I can hold myself together through another horrible day like this one. I don't know how she held herself together through all her troubles.
See also: hold, together

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pratima-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
RitvaREET-vahFinnish
KjerstinSHESH-tin (Swedish)Norwegian, Swedish
Oluchi-Western African, Igbo
NevanNEV-anIrish
Aybek-Kyrgyz, Kazakh