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71lose one's cool — vb to lose one s composure or one s temper. A phrase from the 1950s American hip vocabulary, usually heard in the form of an admonition. It was adopted in Britain, first by jazz fans and then beatniks, in the late 1950s. ► Try not to lose your… …
72lose one's rag — vb British to lose one s temper, lose control of oneself. This mainly working class expression is of obscure origin; the word rag has meant variously one s tongue, a flag, to tease and to bluster or rage, but none of these senses can be… …
73blow one's top (or chiefly N. Amer. lid or stack) — informal lose one s temper. → blow …
74lose one's rag Brit. — lose one s rag Brit. informal lose one s temper. → rag …
75lose patience (or lose one's patience) — become unable to keep one s temper. → patience …
76blow one's stack — idi blow one s stack or top , to become enraged; lose one s temper …
77flip one's lid or wig — idi+sts flip one s lid or wig, Slang. to lose control of one s temper; rage hysterically …
78blow one's (own) trumpet — Praise oneself, blow one s stack or top Lose one s temper …
79lose one’s cool — tv. to lose control; to lose one’s temper. (Compare this with keep one’s cool.) □ Now, don’t lose your cool. Relax. □ I’m trying not to lose my cool, but it’s hard …
80blow one's top — ► blow one s top informal lose one s temper. Main Entry: ↑blow …