compose oneself
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compose oneself — you have to compose yourself before you take the stand Syn: calm down, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, collect oneself, steady oneself, keep one s head, relax; informal get a grip, keep one s cool, cool one s jets … Thesaurus of popular words
compose oneself — CALM DOWN, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, collect oneself, steady oneself, keep one s head; informal get a grip, keep one s cool; N. Amer. informal decompress. → compose … Useful english dictionary
compose oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. control oneself, calm oneself, collect one s wits, pull oneself together; see calm down , quiet 1 … English dictionary for students
compose oneself — Syn: calm down, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, steady oneself; informal get a grip … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
compose oneself — relax, calm down … English contemporary dictionary
compose — verb 1) a poem composed by Shelley Syn: write, formulate, devise, make up, think up, produce, invent, concoct; pen, author, draft; score, orchestrate, choreograph 2) compose a still life … Thesaurus of popular words
compose — verb 1) a poem composed by Shelley Syn: write, devise, make up, think up, produce, invent, pen, author 2) how to compose a photograph Syn: organize, arrange, construct … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
compose — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, admix, agree with, align, allay, allocate, allot, alloy, amalgamate, appease, apportion, arrange, arrange matters, array, assemble, assimilate… … Moby Thesaurus
compose — [kəm pōz′] vt. composed, composing [ME composen < OFr composer < com , with + poser, to place; meaning infl. by L componere: see COMPOSITE] 1. to form in combination; make up; constitute [mortar is composed of lime, sand, and water] 2. to… … English World dictionary
recollect oneself — compose oneself. → recollect … English new terms dictionary
