pull it together
- composeCreate or arrange
- gatherBring or come together
- focusConcentrated attention point
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- collectBring items together
regroup · calm · breathe · concentrate · stabilize · organize · center · rally · muster · recover · assemble · consolidate · brace · steel · nerve · straighten · shake off · cope
emotional composure
pull it togetherfall apart
Break into pieces
lose it · break down · come undone · crack up · go to pieces
functional organization
pull it togetherfall to pieces
Fragment completely, lose cohesion
drop the ball · lose the plot · go off the rails · scatter · flounder
organizational coherence
pull it togetherfall apart
Break into pieces
abandon · scatter · disintegrate · drop the ball · neglect