get a grip

English

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Verb

get a grip

1. (idiomatic, chiefly imperative) To relax; to calm down; to stop being angry; to come to one's senses or become more rational.

   He needs to get a grip if he's getting that angry over such a little thing.

Translations

to relax; to calm down; to stop being angry

• Bulgarian: вземи се в ръце (vzemi se v rǎce), успокой се (uspokoj se)
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• Finnish: ryhdistäytyä (fi), koota itsensä
• German: reiß dich zusammen
• Hebrew: תתאפס עַל עַצְמְךָ
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• Italian: datti una calmata
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• Portuguese: se liga, cai na real
• Romanian: obține o aderență
• Russian: взять себя́ в руки (vzjatʹ sebjá v ruki), собра́ться (ru) (sobrátʹsja)
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• Spanish: controlarse (es)
• Swedish: skärpa sig
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