get a grip
Control your emotions
Get a grip means to regain composure or control of oneself, often used as a command to someone who's being irrational, overly emotional, or losing perspective: Get a grip—it's just a job interview.
The phrase suggests grabbing hold of something slipping away, whether emotions, judgment, or a situation.
I need to get a grip on my finances.
Free from agitation
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- collect yourselfRegain emotional control
- pull togetherJoin forces collectively
cool down · settle · breathe · relax · focus · center · patience · restraint
calm
Free from agitation
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- collect yourselfRegain emotional control
pull together · cool down · settle · breathe · relax · focus · center · patience · restraint · fortitude
handle
Part for gripping
secure · traction · purchase · leverage · clutch · clamp · seize · take hold · latch onto · grab
- calming phrasesstay calm, calm down, relax, keep your cool, take it easy
- snap out of itsnap out of it, shake it off, wake up, shape up, collect oneself
- expressions about containmentboxed in, bottled up, hemmed in, penned in, locked in
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand
- closenessclose by, close contact, close-knit, next door, up close
get a griplose it
Succumb to overwhelming emotion
freak out · lose control · fall apart · panic · have a meltdown
get a gripfall apart
Break into pieces
come undone · unravel · crumble · disintegrate · break down
get, grip, forget, getting, gripping, gets, gripped, grips, forgetting