keep it together

verb

To maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge.

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Meanings

verbkeep it together (third-person singular simple present keeps it together, present participle keeping it together, simple past and past participle kept it together)

present singular third person keeps it together · participle present keeping it together · participle past kept it together · past kept it together

  1. idiomaticinformalTo maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 克制自己
  • 克制自己 (kèzhì zìjǐ)maintain composure
Finnish hillitä itsensä
  • hillitä itsensämaintain composure
Polish trzymać się w garści, zachowywać spokój
  • trzymać się w garścimaintain composure
  • zachowywać spokójmaintain composure
  • zachować spokójmaintain composure
Spanish mantener el tipo
  • mantener el tipomaintain composure
Turkish soğukkanlı kalmak
  • soğukkanlı kalmakmaintain composure
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APA

keep it together. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20it%20together

MLA

“keep it together.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20it%20together. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep it together,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20it%20together.

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