Ketch up yuhself

phrase KECH up yuh-SELF kɛtʃ ʌp jʌˈsɛlf

Also spelled ketch-up-yuhself, catch up yourself, ketch yuhself

Meaning

Compose yourself; get a grip; sort yourself out. Told to someone who is out of order, panicking, carrying on badly, or letting themselves go, it means to catch hold of yourself and straighten up — in behaviour, appearance, or attitude. A firm but not always unkind pull-up.

Examples

  • Ketch up yuhself an stop di foolishness.

    Get a grip and stop the foolishness.

  • Him need fi ketch up himself an find a work.

    He needs to sort himself out and find a job.

  • Breathe an ketch up yuhself.

    Breathe and compose yourself.

Origin

From 'catch up' (catch hold of) + 'yourself'; an idiom to compose or correct oneself. See [[small-up-yuhself]], [[cool-nuh]].

How it’s used

'Compose yourself / get a grip / sort yourself out.' See [[small-up-yuhself]], [[cool-nuh]].