keeping it together
Maintaining your calm
Keeping it together is maintaining composure or functionality under stress—not falling apart emotionally or letting circumstances spiral out of control.
The phrase often implies visible strain: She's barely keeping it together since the divorce.
It can also mean managing multiple responsibilities without dropping any: Between work and the kids, I'm just keeping it together.
- composureEmotional self-control
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- cohesionTendency to bind together
grit · perseverance · equanimity · balance · accountability · consistency · patience · unflappable · stiff upper lip · fortitude · hanging in there · pulling through · staying strong · structure · adaptability · planning · mindfulness · management
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
keeping it togetherlosing it
Mental composure collapsing
falling apart · breaking down · coming unglued · cracking up · losing control
keeping it togetherfalling apart
Gradually breaking into pieces
coming undone · unraveling · collapsing · dropping the ball · losing the plot
keeping it togetherlosing one's mind
Becoming mentally unhinged
going crazy · cracking · snapping · coming apart at the seams · unhinged
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