to regain one's composure
1regain one's composure — If you regain your composure, you calm down and control your emotions again after a stressful or upsetting event. It took her a while to regain her composure after hearing the insulting remarks …
2composure — n. 1) to keep, retain; regain one s composure 2) to lose one s composure * * * [kəm pəʊʒə] regain one s composure retain to keep to lose one s composure …
3regain — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, fully ▪ He hadn t completely regained his strength. ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ soon ▪ …
4pull oneself together — REGAIN ONE S COMPOSURE, recover, get a grip on oneself, get over it; informal snap out of it, get one s act together, buck up. → pull * * * phrasal : to regain one s self possession : collect one s faculties it took some time for him to recover… …
5recover — /rəˈkʌvə / (say ruh kuvuh) verb (t) 1. to get again, or regain (something lost or taken away): to recover lost property. 2. to make up for or make good (loss, damage, etc., to oneself). 3. to regain the strength, composure, balance, etc., of… …
6calm — 1. adjective 1) she seemed very calm Syn: serene, tranquil, relaxed, unruffled, unperturbed, unflustered, untroubled; equable, even tempered; placid, unexcitable, unemotional, phlegmatic; composed, calm, cool, and col …
7recover 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) …
8recover oneself — PULL ONESELF TOGETHER, regain one s composure, regain one s self control; informal get a grip (on oneself). → recover …
9cool — 1. adjective 1) a cool breeze Syn: chilly, chill, cold, bracing, brisk, crisp, fresh, refreshing, invigorating, nippy Ant: warm, hot 2) a cool response …
10feather — featherless, adj. featherlessness, n. featherlike, adj. /fedh euhr/, n. 1. one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner,… …
