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Definition of Lose it
1. Verb. Lose control of one's emotions. "Sam and Sue lose it"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
Generic synonyms: Act, Behave, Do
Specialized synonyms: Dissolve, Die, Fall Apart, Go To Pieces
Derivative terms: Breakdown
Definition of Lose it
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) To lose control of a situation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lose It
Literary usage of Lose it
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"To lose a sheep through its not being marked, is to lose it for want of a
ha'pennyworth of tar. Lost Cause, in American political history, the canse of the ..."
2. A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional Notes and by Nathan Dane (1824)
"... or pass it to his credit, the bank must lose it; he \^TV-^^ being innocent.
The court said : 1. A payment in real bills of a bank may be invalid, ..."
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