sich am Riemen reißen
to pull oneself together
Türkçe: kendini toparlamak
In a sentence
Nach der Niederlage riss sich die Mannschaft zusammen und kämpfte weiter.
How it is used
Colloquial/idiomatic. Means 'to pull oneself together' and improve behavior. Use when a team needs to focus after a failure. Nuance: implies effort to overcome laziness or chaos.
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