Remember Oneself (Verb)
Meaning
Recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly; "Please remember yourself, Charles!".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- On entering the royal court, he struggled to remember himself amidst all the pomp and grandeur.
- Her husband's constant jokes were starting to get on her nerves, so she told him to remember himself in front of the guests.
- His mother was mortified at his behavior in the meeting and quietly whispered 'remember yourself' to him from across the table.
- In front of their children, it's essential for both parents to remember themselves during heated arguments.
- The teacher asked the misbehaving student to take a moment, reflect, and remember himself to regain his composure in class.