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51lose one's appetite — lose the desire to eat, no longer have an appetite; lose the desire to do something …
52lose one's shirt — lose all that one owns …
53lose one's shirt — lose a lot of money I think he is going to lose his shirt on that new business venture …
54lose one's grip — lose control …
55lose one's head — lose self control. → head …
56lose one’s shirt (to) — Lose a significant amount of money. ► “U.S. investors did venture abroad from time to time. But they often lost their shirts especially in the Latin American and Weimar Republic bond defaults of the 1930s.” (Wall Street Journal, May 28, 1996, p …
57To lose one's head — Lose Lose (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lost} (l[o^]st; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. {Losing} (l[=oo]z [i^]ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le[ o]san, p. p. loren… …
58To lose one's self — Lose Lose (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lost} (l[o^]st; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. {Losing} (l[=oo]z [i^]ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le[ o]san, p. p. loren… …
59lose one's temper — become angry He lost his temper when the child broke the dish. (from Idioms in Speech) to lose control of oneself in a moment of anger; to get angry or impatient She frowned. I shall lose my temper. You ll make me lose my temper. Why do you hide… …
60lose one's head (over) — {v. phr.} 1. To panic. * / Let s not lose our heads, the captain cried. We have good lifeboats on this vessel. / 2. To become deeply infatuated with someone. * /Don t lose your head over Jane; she is already married./ Contrast: KEEP ONE S HEAD …