"keep it together" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps it together [present, singular, third-person], keeping it together [participle, present], kept it together [participle, past], kept it together [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> it together}} keep it together (third-person singular simple present keeps it together, present participle keeping it together, simple past and past participle kept it together)
  1. (informal) To maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge. Tags: informal Related terms: get it together Translations (maintain composure): hillitä itsensä (Finnish), trzymać się w garści [imperfective] (Polish), zachowywać spokój [imperfective] (Polish), zachować spokój [perfective] (Polish), mantener el tipo (Spanish), soğukkanlı kalmak (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) To maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge."
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