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Meantolearn Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

-pull yourself together

1. Does 'pull yourself together' mean 'calm down'?
2. Can anyone briefly explain why if the phrase does mean it?

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It means to recover from something. (Usually frightening)

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  • It means to recover from something.
  • (Usually frightening)
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It means to recover from something. (Usually frightening)
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Hi,

1. Does 'pull yourself together' mean 'calm down'? Yes, generally speaking. You might say 'Get contrtol of yourelf'.



2. Can anyone briefly explain why if the phrase does mean it?

I can just offer a brief comment.

You might compare the idioms 'go to pieces', 'fall apart', which mean the opposite, ie to lose control.

In other words, 'togeth
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Hi, Clive.

Haven't heard from you for a while. Hope everything is fine with you.

Thanks for the comment. It does help a lot.
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