lose your cool
Lose your temper
To lose your cool is to lose composure, becoming visibly angry, flustered, or upset.
Cool here is the calm, collected demeanor people try to maintain under pressure: He lost his cool when the reporter kept interrupting.
The opposite is keeping your cool—staying calm despite provocation.
- snapSudden sharp sound
- blow a fuseLose control from anger
- explodeBurst with sudden force
- fly off the handleLose temper suddenly
- temperState of mind
meltdown · outburst · blow up · hit the roof · flip out · go ballistic · rage · see red · freak out · unravel · come unglued · crack · boiling · blood boiling · seething · frustration · tantrum · eruption
- anger expressionssee red, seeing red, blow a fuse, blow a gasket, hit the roof
lose your coolkeep your cool
Maintain emotional control
stay calm · keep your head · stay cool · keep a cool head · keep it together
lose your coolbite your tongue
Refrain from speaking
hold back · turn the other cheek · grin and bear it · let it go · shrug it off
lose your coolstay calm
Remain unruffled
keep a cool head · play it cool · mellow out · take a breath · count to ten
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