get it together
Regain your composure
Get it together is a command or exhortation to organize oneself, regain composure, or start functioning competently.
It implies the person is scattered, emotional, or underperforming: You need to get it together before the presentation.
When reflexive, it emphasizes self-improvement: I really need to get my life together.
The phrase can be encouraging or dismissive depending on tone.
- get a gripRegain emotional control
- regroupReassemble after dispersal
- organizePut into systematic order
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- prioritizeRank by importance
consolidate · focus · grounding · self-awareness · collect · composure · assemble · coordinate · snap out of it · take a deep breath · discipline · resolve · unify · clarity · self-control · regulate · settle down · harmonize
- snap out of itsnap out of it, get a grip, shake it off, wake up, shape up
- getting organizedget organized, in order, put in place, straighten up, tidy up
get it togetherfall apart
Break into pieces
lose it · go to pieces · come undone · go off the rails · drop the ball
get it togetherfall apart
Break into pieces
lose it · break down · have a meltdown · crack up · freak out
get it togetherfall apart
Break into pieces
come apart · splinter · disband · scatter · fragment