Verb
hold it together (third-person singular simple present holds it together, present participle holding it together, simple past and past participle held it together)
(idiomatic) Synonym of cope: to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.
Some women are meant to change the world, while others are meant to hold it together. And then there are those of us who simply don't want to be in it, because we know no matter how much we struggle, we can't comfortably fit. Jodi Picoult
Something has got to hold it together. I'm saying my prayers to Elmer, the Greek god of glue. Tom Robbins
It's the child who's supposed to cry, and the mom who makes it all better, not the other way around, which is why mothers will move heaven and earth to hold it together in front of their own kids. Jodi Picoult
Civilisation needs more than the law to hold it together. John Buchan
I couldn't hold it together today. George Clooney asked me if I was OK, and I practically collapsed. I couldn't stop crying, I had to go off sobbing like an idiot. Candice Bergen
I've always been proud of the fact that I can hold it together and I rarely break. It's a point of pride for me. Justin Long