pull together
pull together
1. phrasal verb
If people pull together, they help each other or work together in order to deal with a difficult situation.
The nation was urged to pull together to avoid a slide into complete chaos. [VERB PARTICLE]
They would be far better off, materially and emotionally, if they all pulled together. [VERB PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you are upset or depressed and someone tells you to pull yourself together, they are telling you to control your feelings and behave calmly again.
Pull yourself together, you stupid woman!
He pulled himself together, as always, by throwing himself back into his work. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
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