See catch oneself on on Wiktionary
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"To cause (oneself) to get or regain a proper appreciation of a situation; to behave in the expected, sensible way; to stop fooling around or being silly."
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"(Ireland (especially Northern Ireland), informal, chiefly imperative) To cause (oneself) to get or regain a proper appreciation of a situation; to behave in the expected, sensible way; to stop fooling around or being silly."
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