remember (oneself)
remember (oneself)
To regain awareness of one's manners; to begin to act more politely or appropriately. I wanted to scream at the woman on the phone, but then I remembered myself. She was just the messenger, after all, and not the source of the problem. I was so taken by Nicole's beauty that it took me a moment to remember myself and say hi.
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