lose one's shit

verb

To lose one's temper.

“I watched Lady Gaga’s Telephone video last night, and I lost my shit.”

Opposite
hold it together
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Meanings

verblose one's shit (third-person singular simple present loses one's shit, present participle losing one's shit, simple past and past participle lost one's shit)

present singular third person loses one's shit · participle present losing one's shit · participle past lost one's shit · past lost one's shit

  1. idiomaticvulgarTo lose one's temper.
  2. idiomaticvulgarTo have a sudden burst of emotion, regardless of the type of feeling.

    I watched Lady Gaga’s Telephone video last night, and I lost my shit.

  3. idiomaticvulgarTo break down in laughter.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hold it together

Translations

Finnish alkaa vituttaa, saada paskahalvaus
  • alkaa vituttaavulgar: to lose one's temper
  • saada paskahalvausvulgar: to lose one's temper
  • saada hepulito have a sudden burst of emotion
French péter les plombs, disjoncter
  • péter les plombsvulgar: to lose one's temper
  • disjonctervulgar: to lose one's temper
  • faire un caca nerveuxvulgar: to lose one's temper
  • sortir de ses gondsvulgar: to lose one's temper
  • craquer son slipvulgar: to lose one's temper
  • perdre son sang froidvulgar: to lose one's temper
  • chier une pendulevulgar: to lose one's temper
  • craquer son slipto have a sudden burst of emotion
  • péter un plombto have a sudden burst of emotion
Russian выходи́ть из себя́, вы́йти из себя́
  • выходи́ть из себя́ (vyxodítʹ iz sebjá)vulgar: to lose one's temper
  • вы́йти из себя́ (výjti iz sebjá)vulgar: to lose one's temper
  • охуева́ть (oxujevátʹ)vulgar: to lose one's temper
  • охуе́ть (oxujétʹ)vulgar: to lose one's temper
  • охуева́ть (oxujevátʹ)to have a sudden burst of emotion
  • охуе́ть (oxujétʹ)to have a sudden burst of emotion
Spanish perder la cabeza, flipar
  • perder la cabezavulgar: to lose one's temper
  • fliparto have a sudden burst of emotion
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APA

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Chicago

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