Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

pull oneself together

Idioms  

  1. Regain one's composure or self-control, as in After that frightening episode, it took her a while to pull herself together. [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

After such a lapse of time one requires to pull oneself together before exhibiting one's powers to a cricketer of Mr. Benyon's calibre.

From Amusement Only by Marsh, Richard

One ought to pull oneself together and shake off such nonsense.

From The Sea-Gull by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.