Collect yourself

Hi Hrsanei,

It means: "return yourself to a state of composure", "get hold of your emotions", "pull everything together","get organized".

Hope this helps.

John

Thanks John. I think for getting hold of the emotion contain yourself can be used. Am I right?

These two expressions sound confusing, would you explain each so I can use them properly?

For instance when someone is crying what would we tell him?

Ex. Come on. contain your emotions or collect yourself

Would you give situation for each expressio

I doubt that I would ever use "contain your emotions" because it seems so lacking in compassion and empathy. It sounds like something a school headmaster might say to an errant student that he does not care for.

When someone is crying they are obviously very upset. Saying "contain your emotions" sounds almost rude to me. "Collect yourself" is only slightly better - it is less commanding t

Thanks John.

Hi John.

What about pull yourself together? Is it similar to collect yourself?

Thanks

Hi hrsanei

Yes, I'd say it's similar.

Best regards,

John