to get a grip

Examples

• All

• I urge these people to try to get a grip, OK?

  Megyn Kelly

• Get a grip, calm down.

  Stop-Loss (2008)

• You need to get a grip.

  Knox Goes Away (2024)

• The thought helped her to get a grip on herself.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Will the Prime Minister get a grip or step aside?

• Get a grip on yourself, okay?

  Kicking & Screaming (2005)

• I finally got a grip on my emotions and sat down to dinner.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Finally, Robert told me I looked disgusting and I'd better get a grip on myself.

  Fiction book (2000)

• I stopped abruptly and tried to get a grip on myself.

  Fiction book (1992)

• So, Stephen, let's get a grip on ourselves and try to have a conversation in a calm, civilized, and dare I say, Christian manner.

Synonyms

C

to chill out

vsto get a grip

• Informal

99 4.9

To relax and become calm after you feel upset

involves actively regaining control and composing actions, not just relaxing

P

to pull oneself together

vsto get a grip

• Informal

81 5.1

Get control of your feelings and calm down after being upset

is about composing actions and feelings after becoming upset or disoriented

H

to hold in

vsto get a grip

65 4.5

To stop yourself from showing strong feelings

focuses on regaining control and composing oneself, not only suppression

H

to hold it together

vsto get a grip

• Informal

61 5.6

Stay calm and control your feelings in a difficult situation

means regaining control after losing it rather than ongoing steadiness

K

to keep one's cool

vsto get a grip

• Informal

30 3.4

Stay calm and control your feelings when things are hard

focuses on getting back composure after being upset rather than steady calm

K

to keep it together

vsto get a grip

• Informal

27 5.4

To stay calm and control your feelings in a difficult situation

is about recovering control after becoming upset, not steady endurance

S

to simmer down

vsto get a grip

• Informal

14 4.1

To become calm after strong feelings or to tell someone else to calm down

stresses active composing of emotions and actions after disorientation

G

to get a grip on

vsto get a grip

• Informal

13 4.0

Start to understand and control your feelings or a hard situation

emphasizes immediate composing of emotions and actions rather than gradual understanding

G

to get one's head together

vsto get a grip

• Informal

5 7.7

Put your thoughts and feelings in order after a time of confusion

is more about quickly regaining control of feelings and actions

C

to choke back

vsto get a grip

4 7.0

Stop yourself from showing a feeling when you want to cry

is about restoring control and composure rather than merely hiding feelings

R

to recompose

vsto get a grip

1 5.7

Make yourself calm again after being upset

focuses on composing both behaviour and feelings after losing control

H

to hold one's nerve

vsto get a grip

• Informal

5.5

To stay calm and in control during a difficult situation

is more about recovering control after emotional upset than enduring pressure

Antonyms

L

to lose it

• Informal

289 7.5

Suddenly stop controlling your feelings and become very angry or upset

F

to fall apart

• Informal

193 4.2

To lose control of your feelings because of strong stress or sadness

How Composed

to stay in control

• US

264 3.7

to get a grip

• Informal

56 5.6

to panic

272 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology