Phrase guide

pull oneself together

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused; to regain control of oneself

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, reflexive

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: özünü yığışdırmaq — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Bulgarian: идвам на себе си (idvam na sebe si) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Chinese Mandarin: 振作起來 /振作起来 (zhènzuò qǐlái) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鎮定下來 /镇定下来 (zhèndìng xiàlái) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Finnish: ryhdistäytyä — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Finnish: koota itsensä — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • French: se ressaisir — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • French: se reprendre en main — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • German: sich zusammenreißen — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Hungarian: összeszedi magát — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Icelandic: stramma sig af — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Italian: ricomporsi — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Japanese: 気を取り直す (ki o torinaosu) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Latin: mē recolligō — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Polish: brać się w garść — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Polish: wziąć się w garść — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Polish: ogarniać się — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Polish: ogarnąć się — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Portuguese: recompor-se — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Romanian: aduna — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Romanian: reveni — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Russian: приходи́ть в себя́ (prixodítʹ v sebjá) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Russian: прийти́ в себя́ (prijtí v sebjá) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Russian: собира́ться (sobirátʹsja) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Russian: собра́ться (sobrátʹsja) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Russian: брать себя́ в ру́ки (bratʹ sebjá v rúki) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Russian: взять себя́ в ру́ки (vzjatʹ sebjá v rúki) — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Spanish: recobrar la compostura — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Spanish: recomponerse — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Spanish: hacer de tripas corazón — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Swedish: samla sig — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
  • Swedish: skärpa sig — to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused