keep it together

English

Verb

keep it together (third-person singular simple present keeps it together, present participle keeping it together, simple past and past participle kept it together)

1. (informal, idiomatic) To maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge.

Related terms

• get it together

Translations

maintain composure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 克制自己 (kèzhì zìjǐ)

• Finnish: hillitä itsensä
• Polish: trzymać się w garści impf, zachowywać spokój impf, zachować spokój pf
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: mantener el tipo
• Turkish: soğukkanlı kalmak