箍たがを締しめる

expression, ichidan verb

pull oneself together; get one's act together; brace oneself

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to tighten the hoop (of a barrel)', used figuratively to mean regaining self-discipline, focus, or composure after a lapse.

• 試し験けんが近ちかいから、箍たがを締しめて勉べん強きょうしなきゃ。

  The exam is coming up, so I have to pull myself together and study.

• 彼かれは失しっ敗ぱい続つづきだったが、箍たがを締しめて再さい挑ちょう戦せんした。

  He had a string of failures, but he braced himself and tried again.