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1beside yourself — phrase unable to think clearly because you are very angry, upset, or excited beside yourself with: I felt sick, disgusted, and beside myself with rage. Thesaurus: not able to think clearlysynonym Main entry: beside * * * beside yourself …
2beside — prep. to be beside oneself with (he was beside himself with grief) * * * [bɪ saɪd] to be beside oneself with (he was beside himself with grief) …
3beside oneself — {adj. phr.} Very much excited; somewhat crazy. * /She was beside herself with fear./ * /He was beside himself, he was so angry./ * /When his wife heard of his death, she was beside herself./ …
4beside oneself — {adj. phr.} Very much excited; somewhat crazy. * /She was beside herself with fear./ * /He was beside himself, he was so angry./ * /When his wife heard of his death, she was beside herself./ …
5beside\ oneself — adj. phr. Very much excited; somewhat crazy. She was beside herself with fear. He was beside himself, he was so angry. When his wife heard of his death, she was beside herself …
6beside — /bi suyd /, prep. 1. by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me. 2. compared with: Beside him other writers seem amateurish. 3. apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question. 4. besides (defs. 4, 5). 5. beside oneself …
7beside — /bI saId/ preposition 1 next to or very close to someone or something: Wendy came up and sat beside me. | We parked the car beside the sports hall. 2 used to compare two people or things: This year s sales figures don t look very good beside last …
8beside yourself — If you are beside yourself, you are extremely angry. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you are beside yourself (with an emotion), you lose your self control because of the intensity of the emotion you are feeling. He was beside… …
9beside yourself (with something) — beˈside yourself (with sth) idiom unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling • He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done. • They were beside themselves with excitement. Main entry:… …
10beside one's self — very upset or excited about something He was beside himself with joy at winning the contest …
