взять себя в руки

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “to take oneself into one's hands”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvzʲæt͡sʲ sʲɪˌbʲa ˈv‿rukʲɪ]

Verb

взять себя́ в ру́ки • (vzjatʹ sebjá v rúki) pf (imperfective брать себя́ в ру́ки)

  1. (colloquial) to pull oneself together, to get oneself together, to get it together, to get a grip, to get one's act together, to get ahold of oneself
    Мне на́до взять себя́ в ру́ки. ― Mne nádo vzjatʹ sebjá v rúki. ― I need to get a grip.

Conjugation

Conjugation of взять себя в руки: see взять
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