gather oneself
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[edit]Verb
[edit]gather oneself (third-person singular simple present gathers oneself, present participle gathering oneself, simple past and past participle gathered oneself)
- To collect oneself
- 2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- Chloe startled. It was only Dad, but she wasn’t expecting to see him up this early. She gathered herself for a moment.