lose it

informal

Definition

› to stop being able to control your emotions and suddenly start to shout, cry, or laugh: I'd been trying so hard to stay calm but in the end I just lost it.Expressing and showing feelings

(Definition of lose it from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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lorikeet noun
lorn adjective
lorry noun
lose ground idiom
lose heart idiom
lose it idiom
lose out phrasal verb
lose sight of sth idiom 1
lose sight of sth idiom 2
lose sleep over/about sth idiom
lose the plot idiom

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be in/get into a state idiom
beat your breast/chest idiom
blush verb
bubble over phrasal verb
explode verb (EMOTION)
flame verb (EMOTION)
flush noun (RED COLOUR)
flush noun (SUDDEN FEELING)
marvel verb
moved adjective
overflow verb (EMOTIONS)
pale verb
pine verb
pour sth out phrasal verb
roar with sth phrasal verb
vocalize verb
wail verb
wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
whimper verb
wring your hands idiom

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