gets a grip
Regains emotional control
Gets a grip means regains composure or self-control, usually after becoming upset or irrational.
The phrase often appears as a command: Get a grip! suggests someone is overreacting and needs to calm down.
It can also mean finally understanding or taking control of a situation: She got a grip on the project's scope.
The underlying image is of grasping something firmly—your emotions, your circumstances, yourself.
- understandGrasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- calmFree from agitation
- keep calmRemain emotionally steady
- composureEmotional self-control
self-control · cool head · clutch · stabilize · hold steady · realize · comprehend · determination · patience · seize · take hold · discern · focus · hold · concentrate · clasp · fasten · secure
gets a griploses it
Suddenly becomes enraged
falls apart · breaks down · loses control · freaks out · goes to pieces
gets a gripspirals
Curves circling a center
goes downhill · deteriorates · self-destructs · implodes · unravels
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