keeps it together
Maintains composure under pressure
To keep it together is to maintain composure or functionality under stress.
Someone who keeps it together doesn't fall apart emotionally when things go wrong: She barely kept it together during the funeral.
The phrase can also mean staying organized or functional: Between work and the kids, I'm just trying to keep it together.
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- cool as a cucumberExtremely calm and composed
- holdMaintain in grasp
- composureEmotional self-control
- gripSecure manual hold
self-control · steady hand · equanimity · grace under pressure · orderliness · efficiency · teamwork · fortitude · stiff upper lip · collaboration · prioritization · unflappable · perseverance · unity · inner peace · mindfulness · stoicism · multitasking
keeps it togetherloses it
Suddenly becomes enraged
falls apart · breaks down · goes to pieces · freaks out · loses control
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