lose one's self-control
1lose one's temper — fail to maintain one s composure, lose one s self control …
2lose one's head — panic, lose one s self control …
3lose one's head — LOSE CONTROL, lose one s composure, lose one s equilibrium, go to pieces; panic, get flustered, get confused, get hysterical; informal lose one s cool, freak out, crack up; Brit. informal go into a (flat) spin, throw a wobbly. → head * * * lose… …
4lose one's head — ► lose one s head lose self control; panic. Main Entry: ↑head …
5lose one's head — lose self control. → head …
6lose one's head — verb To behave irrationally or to lose ones self control, especially in a distressing situation. Mrs. Ambients grief was frantic; she lost her head and said strange things. Syn: flip out, freak out, panic, wig out …
7forget one's self — Lose self control, commit an indiscretion …
8To forget one's self — Forget For*get , v. t. [imp. {Forgot}({Forgat}, Obs.); p. p. {Forgotten}, {Forgot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgetting}.] [OE. forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for + gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G. vergessen …
9To lose one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
10one's head — To keep (or lose) one s self possession, calmness, control ● head …
