to control oneself
11forget oneself — MISBEHAVE, behave badly, be naughty, be disobedient, get up to mischief, get up to no good; be bad mannered, be rude; informal carry on, act up. → forget * * * phrasal : to do something or behave in a manner unworthy of one : lose one s dignity,… …
12Orgasm control — Orgasm control, also known as edging , peaking , surfing , and by other terms,[1] is a sexual technique which involves the maintenance of a high level of sexual arousal for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm, although orgasm can… …
13shit oneself — verb a) To soil oneself. b) To be very frightened or astonished (to the extent that one might lose control of ones bowels). Syn: soil oneself, pants, shit ones pants, petrified, terrified, wet oneself …
14piss oneself — verb a) To wet oneself. b) To be very scared (to the extent that one might lose control of ones bladder). Syn: wet oneself, pants, trousers, piss, petrified, terrified, shit bricks, shit oneself …
15hold oneself in check — • to keep oneself in hand • to hold oneself in check (from Idioms in Speech) to control one s feelings, not to get angry, to be reserved, to be self contained I had to hold myself in check. (A. Cronin) See: take oneself in hand …
16keep oneself in hand — • to keep oneself in hand • to hold oneself in check (from Idioms in Speech) to control one s feelings, not to get angry, to be reserved, to be self contained I had to hold myself in check. (A. Cronin) See: take oneself in hand …
17pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ …
18pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ …
19recover oneself — as nervous as she was, she convincingly recovered herself Syn: pull oneself together, regain one s composure, regain one s self control; informal get a grip (on oneself) …
20beside oneself — DISTRAUGHT, overcome, out of one s mind, frantic, desperate, distracted, at one s wits end, frenzied, wound up, worked up; hysterical, unhinged, mad, crazed, berserk, demented. → beside * * * phrasal : carried out of oneself (as through extreme… …
