Get a grip
To “get a grip” means to make an effort to control your emotions or behavior.
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To “get a grip” means to make an effort to control your emotions or behavior. In the show “The Office,” viewers wished the character Roy would “get a grip,” or control his emotions and behavior, and treat people with respect. The parent told the child to “get a grip” after the child threw a tantrum. There’s another way to use “get a grip” that means to gain an understanding of something.