Pull yourself together - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

To calm oneself down and begin to think or act appropriately. I know you're stressed out, but you need to pull yourself together and get this report done! Pullyourselftogether-IdiomsbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull+yourself+togetherPrinterFriendly pullyourselftogetherAlsofoundin:Acronyms,Wikipedia. pull(oneself)togetherTocalmoneselfdownandbegintothinkoractappropriately.Iknowyou'restressedout,butyouneedtopullyourselftogetherandgetthisreportdone!Ihopeshepullsherselftogethersoon.Weneedhertobefocused.Seealso:pull,togetherFarlexDictionaryofIdioms.©2015Farlex,Inc,allrightsreserved.pullyourselftogetherrecovercontrolofyouremotions.Seealso:pull,togetherFarlexPartnerIdiomsDictionary©Farlex2017pullyourselftoˈgetherbringyourfeelingsundercontrolandstartactingnormally;stopfeelingsorryforyourself:Iknowshe’supsetbutit’stimeforhertopullherselftogetherandstopcrying.OPPOSITE:go(all)topiecesSeealso:pull,togetherFarlexPartnerIdiomsDictionary©Farlex2017pulloneselftogether,toToregaincommandofoneself.Theimageconveyedbythistermisofsomeonewhohas“fallenapart”andmustbeputbacktogetherbitbybit.Arelatedtermistopulloneselfupbythebootstraps,meaningtoimproveone’slotbymakingasingulareffort.Theanalogyhereistopullingonlongbootsbymeansofthestrapsorloopsattachedtothematthetop,whichrequiresaconsiderableeffort.Thistermdatesfromtheturnofthetwentiethcentury(althoughbootstrapsbythenwerefarfromcommonplace).Themetaphorgainedcurrencyinthelate1950sandearly1960sthroughOperationBootstrap,aU.S.policydesignedtohelpPuertoRicogaineconomicviabilitybyproviding“bootstraps”(intheformofAmericanmainlandindustryestablishingfactoriesthere)wherebytheislandcould“pullitselfup.”Seealso:pull,toTheDictionaryofClichésbyChristineAmmerCopyright©2013byChristineAmmerSeealso:put(oneself)at(one's)easewash(one's)handsof(someoneorsomething)washhandsofwashone'shandsofwashyourhandsofwashyourhandsofsomebody/somethingwashyourhandsofsomething/someonefor(one's)(own)sakeforsakekeepsightofsomebody/something WanttothankTFDforitsexistence?Tellafriendaboutus,addalinktothispage,orvisitthewebmaster'spageforfreefuncontent. 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"Peopleweresayingtome'pullyourselftogetherandbegratefulforit'.CarricktoldEnglandnottopickhimbecauseitmadehim'depressed'Doyou:|a)Pullyourselftogetherandknuckledown?EndofyearquizmightinspireyoutofollowinourtyretracksPeoplesaypullyourselftogether,Theydon'tknow,theyarenotaware,Youneedhelpbeforeit'stoolate,Understanding,kindnessandcare.Whysoexcitedaboutafestivefizzydrinktruck?LETTERSGetintouch-telluswhatyouthinkEmail:[email protected]:@coventrytelegraphFacebook:facebook.com/coventrytelegraphPost:CoventryTelegraph,LeicesterRow,CanalBasin,Coventry,CV14LY"Whenyouhavethatdegreeofanxiety,youcan'tjustpullyourselftogetherandyoucan'texplainit.AnxietyleftmefearingIwasn'tuptojob;CillastarSheridansaysdad'scancertriggeredbreakdownAsPaulchuckled,Pruetoldhimoff,saying:"Paul,areyougoingtopullyourselftogether?"SandiToksvig,59,feignedinnocenceassheenquired:"Istheresomethingabouttheshapeofthesnailinparticular?"BakeOffhasbeenfamedforitsinnuendossinceitsbeginningsoverontheBBCwithcomediansMelandSue,wholovedmakingthosenaughtyquipsabout"soggybottoms".Prue:That'senoughoftheinnuendoughs;SQUAREEYESDeleAlli(right)scoredgoalstohelpbeatChelsea,ManCityandArsenal2-0atSpursthisseason-21/10(Paddy)'Allianytime'isfairtodayIT'SalloverbartheawkwardemotionaloutpouringsatWhiteHartLane-butpullyourselftogetherandpuntahappyending.BidfarewelltotheLane...andbluballthewaytothebankAsortofdialectversionofpullyourselftogether.NowIsaythesamething."OPINIONSAREALWAYSGREATButJudgeDenisWatson,QC,toldtheconvictedbenefitcheat:"I'mnotimpressed-pullyourselftogether,"beforejailingherforeightmonths.WomanjailedforconningdisabledmanBecauseifyou'reunhealthy,youwillhave"Poverty"andyouwon'tbeabletoworkhardtobuyfoodaswellastoworkproperlytoeithereducateyourselforpullyourselftogetherortosendyourselftoschooloryourkids."Candidatesshouldfocusonpoverty-INQUIRER.netsurveyWewentthroughthatwhenDianaannouncedherpregnancybyfaintingintheWelshrain,herPrinceofWalestellingherto'hurryupandpullyourselftogether,Diana'.IwasexpectingitonChristmasDay!ByMAUREENMESSENTTheMail'sRoyal-Watcher(whopredictedthenappynewsonOctober17)IwentonlikethatforacoupleofweeksuntilJerominjustgotatmeandsaid:"Pullyourselftogether."OntheWarriorsbeingaxed..Idon'tthinkdepressioncanaffectmanyinsensitivepeoplebecausetheydon'tthinkdeeplyenoughandaresureoftheirplaceintheworld;theytendtofallintothe"pullyourselftogether"camp.WALES:dorindamccannPullyourselftogetherMrDownes,someofustrytoappearcomposedunderpressureandnotboo-hooallovertheplace.Letter:Aquickword;OPINIONMADELEINEMCCANNButyoumustpullyourselftogether,stopworryingaboutthefoundry.MORNINGSERIALAndshejokedthatifevershebecametoouppityherfriendswouldsimplytellher:"Pullyourselftogether!Don'tbesob***ygrand."CAMILLA:IWASSCAREDTOLEAVEMYHOUSEANDFACEPUBLIC;Duchessfearedweddingbacklash Idiomsbrowser ? ▲pullthewooloversomeone'seyespullthewooloversomeone'seyes,topullthroughpulltopulltopiecespulltogetherpulltowardoneselfpullunderpulluppullup(one's)sockspullupachairpullupafloorpullupalong(something)pullupalongside(someoneorsomething)pullupshortpullupstakespullupstakes,topullupstumpspulluptopullupto(someoneorsomething)pullweightpullyourfingeroutpullyourpunchespullyoursocksuppullyourweightpullyourselftogetherpullyourselfupbyyourbootstrapspullyourselfupbyyourownbootstrapspull/makefaces/afacepulledoutof(one's)asspullingpowerpulppulsepulsethroughpulsethrough(someoneorsomething)pummelpummeledpummelledpumppump(one)fullof(something)pump(one)fullofleadpump(one's)brainpump(one's)stomachpump(some)ironpump(something)into(someoneorsomething)pump(something)outof(something)pump(up)(one's)tirespumpforpumpinpumpintopumpiron▼ Fullbrowser ? ▲pullyouround pullyouto pullyoutoward pullyouunder pullyouup pullyouupshort pullyouupto pullyouupwithastart pullyourbaconoutofthefire pullyourbeltin pullyourbeltinanotch pullyourbeltinanotchortwo pullyourchain pullyourchestnutsoutofthefire pullyourcoattails PullYourFingerOut PullYourFingerOut pullyourhairout PullYourHeadOut pullyourleg pullyourownweight pullyourpisser pullyourpud pullyourpunches pullyoursocksup pullyourteeth pullyourweight pullyourwire pullyourselfin pullyourselfoff pullyourselftogetherpullyourselfupbythebootstraps pullyourselfupbyyourbootstraps pullyourselfupbyyourownbootstraps Pull,Aim,Squeeze,andSweep Pull,Aim,Squeeze,Shoot Pull,Aim,Squeeze,Spray Pull,Observe,Push,andPress pull-apart Pull-back Pull-back pull-backs pull-chainoperator pull-down Pull-downassay Pull-downassay Pull-downassay pull-downlist Pull-downmenu Pull-downmenu Pull-downmenu Pull-downmenu pull-downsequence pull-downsequence Pull-DownTransistor pull-in pull-intorque pull-ins pull-off pull-on pull-out ▼ FacebookShare Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open/Close MorefromIdiomsandphrases MobileApps Apple Android Kindle Windows WindowsPhone FreeTools Forsurfers: Freetoolbar&extensions WordoftheDay WordFinder Help Forwebmasters: Freecontent Linking Lookupbox