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Pull oneself together implies that you are using your internal resources and fortitude to reconstitute yourself in a fairly sudden manner. Put ... 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Thankyou   LV4-26 SeniorMember N49*05'51.92"W0*21'09.88" FranceFrench I'mnotanativesothisisjusttostarttheballrolling. Ithinkputoneselftogether(again)ismerelyanalteredversionofpulloneselftogether. Hencetheymeanbasicallythesame. However,itseemsthatputoneselfismoreusedinaphysicalsense(clothes,hair,....)andpullinapsychologicalsense. Butpleasewaitfornativeanswers.   mariposita SeniorMember madrid US,English Ican'tthinkofacontextinwhichIwouldsayputyourselftogether...IthinkIwouldsay"fixyourselfup"inthephysicalsense.Orsaythatsomeoneis"puttogether". Pullyourselftogether: You'rehysterical.Pullyourselftogether! I'mstillsadaboutmydogdying,butIhavetopullmyselftogetherandgotowork. Fixyourselfup: She'sgettingherselffixeduptogotodinner. Ididn’tget(all)fixeduptoeatatBurgerKing. Puttogether: She'salwaysputtogether.She'ssoelegant.   LV4-26 SeniorMember N49*05'51.92"W0*21'09.88" FranceFrench maripositasaid: Ican'tthinkofacontextinwhichIwouldsayputyourselftogether...IthinkIwouldsay"fixyourselfup"inthephysicalsense.Orsaythatsomeoneis"puttogether". Clicktoexpand... Ionlybasedmyassumptiononthis,whichisadmittedlynotmuch. Wouldyounativessay(asismyguess)thatputoneselftogetherisaspreadingneologismresultingfrommispronounciation/misspellingofpulloneselftogether?   mariposita SeniorMember madrid US,English Let'ssee... Icanimaginethattherecouldbeinstanceswhensomeonemightsay"Ineedtoputmyselfbacktogether"orIneed"toputmyselftogether".Iwouldunderstandthemetaphoranditwouldn'tsound"wrong,"thoughformethisisn'tacommonexpression. Ithinkitwouldhaveaslightlydifferentmeaningfrompulloneselftogether. Pulloneselftogetherimpliesthatyouareusingyourinternalresourcesandfortitudetoreconstituteyourselfinafairlysuddenmanner. Putoneselftogetherseemsmorelikereconstructingyourselfpiecebypiece.Sometimeswesay,putthepiecesbacktogether,aftersomelife-shatteringevent: Aftermymotherdied,Ihadtograduallyputthepiecesofmylifebacktogether... Ithinkonecouldalsosay: Aftermymotherdied,Ihadtoputmyselfbacktogetherbitbybit. Also,morecolloquially(meansthesameaspullyourselftogether): Youareamess.Getyourselftogether. Youareamess.Getittogether.   A arueng SeniorMember CHINESE Hi, Isitthesametosay"pullyourselfup"insteadof"pullyourselftogether"inthefollowingexample?Thanks. You'rehysterical.Pullyourselftogether! You'rehysterical.Pullyourselfup!   soundshift SeniorMember Derby(centralEngland) English-England "Pullyourselfup"doesnotfitwith"You'rehysterical".Iwouldstickwith"Pullyourselftogether"here. Idon'tthinkI'veeverheard"Putyourselftogether."   PaulQ SeniorMember UK English-England LV4-26said: Ionlybasedmyassumptiononthis,whichisadmittedlynotmuch. Wouldyounativessay(asismyguess)thatputoneselftogetherisaspreadingneologismresultingfrommispronounciation/misspellingofpulloneselftogether? Clicktoexpand... Iwouldsaythatputoneselftogetherisnotaspreadingneologismbutdoesresultfrommispronunciation/misspellingofpulloneselftogether.   A arueng SeniorMember CHINESE soundshiftsaid: "Pullyourselfup"doesnotfitwith"You'rehysterical".Iwouldstickwith"Pullyourselftogether"here. Idon'tthinkI'veeverheard"Putyourselftogether." Clicktoexpand... Thanks,SS,forthereply. Thenwhatdoes"pullyourselfup"meanandhowshoulditbeused?   PaulQ SeniorMember UK English-England aruengsaid: Thenwhatdoes"pullyourselfup"meanandhowshoulditbeused? Clicktoexpand... Icanonlythinkofitbeingusedintheidiom, "Hepulledhimselfupbyhis[own]bootstraps/bootlaces" i.e.Hesucceededbyusingonlyhisownresources.Used(onlyBE?)forpeoplewhostartfromalowlybackgroundandriseuptoberichandfamous. Ofcoursethereistheobviouslyliteralmeaning,"Hefelldownandpulledhimselfupbygrabbingabranch."   eni8ma SeniorMember Australia English-Australia maripositasaid: Pulloneselftogetherimpliesthatyouareusingyourinternalresourcesandfortitudetoreconstituteyourselfinafairlysuddenmanner. Putoneselftogetherseemsmorelikereconstructingyourselfpiecebypiece.Sometimeswesay,putthepiecesbacktogether,aftersomelife-shatteringevent: Clicktoexpand... Agreed. "Pullyourselftogether"-personisnotthinkingstraightbecauseofsomeemotionalupset.(internaldisarrangement) "Putoneselfbacktogether"-afteramajorupset.(canbeacombinationofemotionalandexternalproblems) "Getyourselftogether"-getyourselforganised.(externaldisarrangement)   E Elwintee SeniorMember LondonEngland EnglandEnglish PaulQsaid: Icanonlythinkofitbeingusedintheidiom, "Hepulledhimselfupbyhis[own]bootstraps/bootlaces" i.e.Hesucceededbyusingonlyhisownresources.Used(onlyBE?)forpeoplewhostartfromalowlybackgroundandriseuptoberichandfamous. Ofcoursethereistheobviouslyliteralmeaning,"Hefelldownandpulledhimselfupbygrabbingabranch." Clicktoexpand... Anotherpossibleuseof'pulloneselfup'iswhenonesuddenlyrealisesoneisabouttoblundersociallyandstopsoneselfsayingordoingsomethinginappropriate.Forexample: "HewasabouttotellhispubjoketoMarywhenhepulledhimselfup,rememberingthatshehadjustlostherbrothertoalcoholism." Ithink'pullingup'basicallyreferstorestraininghorsesandbringingthemtoastandstill.   A arueng SeniorMember CHINESE PaulQsaid: Icanonlythinkofitbeingusedintheidiom, "Hepulledhimselfupbyhis[own]bootstraps/bootlaces" i.e.Hesucceededbyusingonlyhisownresources.Used(onlyBE?)forpeoplewhostartfromalowlybackgroundandriseuptoberichandfamous. Ofcoursethereistheobviouslyliteralmeaning,"Hefelldownandpulledhimselfupbygrabbingabranch." Clicktoexpand... Thanks,Paulandotherhelpfulfriends,foryourhelp. I'vegotit.   natkretep Moderatoconanima(EnglishOnly) Singapore English(Singapore/UK),basicChinese soundshiftsaid: Idon'tthinkI'veeverheard"Putyourselftogether." Clicktoexpand... Yes,thatonlycausesmetothinkofHumptyDumpty: Alltheking'smenandalltheking'shorses couldn'tputHumptytogetheragain. Whichofcourseshouldn'tapplytoanybody,exceptperhapsmetaphorically(asindicatedinPost11).   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Share Link Forums EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Top