lose+one's+temper

  • 61blow one's cool — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To lose your composure or self control. * /Whatever you say to the judge in court, make sure that you don t blow your cool./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 62Lose it — 1. no longer have that quality which made one specially able or talented; 2. lose control of one s temper: Mum really lost it when I pranged the car ; 3. lose control of a vehicle: lost it big time coming round that last bend ; 4. lose the plot …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 63lose it — Australian Slang 1. no longer have that quality which made one specially able or talented; 2. lose control of one s temper: Mum really lost it when I pranged the car ; 3. lose control of a vehicle: lost it big time coming round that last bend ; 4 …

    English dialects glossary

  • 64lose it — informal lose control of one s temper or emotions. → lose …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 65Do one's nana — lose one s temper; throw a tantrum …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 66lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 67lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 68flip one's lid — verb get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic • Syn: ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑have kittens, ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 69flip one's lid — also[flip one s wig] {slang} 1. To lose one s temper. * /When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. * /When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 70flip one's lid — also[flip one s wig] {slang} 1. To lose one s temper. * /When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. * /When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought …

    Dictionary of American idioms