keep a grip on

keep a grip on
keep a grip on (yourself) get a grip (on (yourself)) - to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly.

I was so angry I could have hit him - I really had to keep a grip on myself.


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  • keep a grip on yourself — keep a grip on (yourself) get a grip (on (yourself)) to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly. I was so angry I could have hit him I really had to keep a grip on myself …   New idioms dictionary

  • grip — grip1 [grıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm hold)¦ 2¦(power)¦ 3¦(understanding)¦ 4 come/get to grips with something 5 lose your grip 6 get/take a grip on yourself 7 Get a grip 8 be in the grip of something 9¦(stop something slipping)¦ 10¦(for hair)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • keep — [[t]ki͟ːp[/t]] ♦ keeps, keeping, kept 1) V LINK ERG If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. [V n adj/prep] The noise kept him awake... [V n adj/prep] Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar... [V adj/prep] To keep… …   English dictionary

  • grip — 1 noun 1 FIRM HOLD (countable usually singular) the way you hold something tightly or your ability to do this: Don t loosen your grip on the rope or you ll fall. 2 POWER (singular) power and control over someone or something: have a grip on sth:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • keep a tight grip on something — keep a tight grip/rein/hold/on something phrase to control something in a very strict way The company needs to keep a tight hold on costs this month. Thesaurus: to limit or control something or someonesynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • Keep Holding On — «Keep Holding On» Сингл Аврил Лавин из альбома Eragon and The Best Damn Thing (альбом) Выпущен 5 декабря 2006 Формат Digital download Жанр поп рок Длительность …   Википедия

  • grip — ► VERB (gripped, gripping) 1) take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly. 2) deeply affect or afflict. 3) hold the attention or interest of. ► NOUN 1) a firm hold. 2) intellectual understanding …   English terms dictionary

  • keep — [v1] hold, maintain accumulate, amass, cache, care for, carry, conduct, conserve, control, deal in, deposit, detain, direct, enjoy, garner, grasp, grip, have, heap, hold back, manage, own, pile, place, possess, preserve, put, put up, reserve,… …   New thesaurus

  • keep a tight rein on something — keep a tight grip/rein/hold/on something phrase to control something in a very strict way The company needs to keep a tight hold on costs this month. Thesaurus: to limit or control something or someonesynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep a tight hold on something — keep a tight grip/rein/hold/on something phrase to control something in a very strict way The company needs to keep a tight hold on costs this month. Thesaurus: to limit or control something or someonesynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

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