contain oneself

English

Verb

contain oneself (third-person singular simple present contains oneself, present participle containing oneself, simple past and past participle contained oneself)

  1. (reflexive) To exercise restraint in the expression one's emotions
    I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!
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