овладеть собой

• ОВЛАДЕВАТЬ/ОВЛАДЕТЬ СОБОЙ; СПРАВЛЯТЬСЯ/СПРАВИТЬСЯ С СОБОЙ

[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]

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⇒ to overcome one's agitation, nervousness, distress etc and gain control of o.s.:

- X овладел собой{{}}≈ X recovered his self-control;

- X composed (collected) himself;

- X regained control of himself (his composure);

- X took himself in hand;

- X pulled himself together;

- X got a grip on himself.

     ♦ ...Иван Федорович, по-видимому, совсем уже успел овладеть собой (Достоевский 2). ...Ivan Fyodorovich had now apparently managed to regain control of himself (2a).

     ♦ Не дождавшись приглашения, Ефим сам придвинул стул, сел, поставил портфель на колени и, почти овладев собой, умильно посмотрел на Андрея Андреевича (Войнович 6). Without an invitation, then, Yefim pulled up a chair, sat down, put his attache case on his lap, and, regaining some of his composure, smiled ingratiatingly at Andrey Andreevich (6a)