Pull yourself together
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 13Calm down after an upsetting incident
ख़ुद को सँभालना
He pulled himself together in twenty minutes and answered well.
To pull yourself together is a decision and not advice.
Daily use: Khud ko pull together karo.
किसी झटके के बाद लगता है कि इंसान बिखर गया है। Pull यानी खींचना, together यानी एक साथ — बिखरे हिस्सों को खींचकर फिर एक कर लो। Hindi में कहते हैं: संभालो अपने आप को।
After a shock, a person feels as if he has fallen to pieces. Pull: draw in; together: into one. Draw all the scattered pieces of yourself back into one. In Hindi we simply say 'sambhalo apne aap ko' — calm down and take control.
यह कई बार पूछा गया है। Meaning है शांत होकर अपनी feelings पर control पाना। Options में composure, equanimity सही और 'fall apart', frantic opposite हैं।
Asked many times. It means to calm down and regain control of one's feelings. Composure and equanimity match; 'fall apart' and frantic are opposites.