loses it
Goes completely berserk
Loses it describes a sudden loss of emotional control.
Someone who loses it might burst into tears, explode in anger, or break down laughing uncontrollably: When she heard the news, she completely lost it.
The phrase can also mean losing one's mental sharpness or sanity: He's getting old and starting to lose it.
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- snapsQuick fasteners or photos
- outburstSudden emotional release
- freaksUnusual people or things
- freaks outReacts with extreme alarm
loses their mind · goes ballistic · screaming · breakdown · goes nuts · flies off the handle · marbles · anger · explode · hits the roof · rages · flips out · sees red · hysteria · go crazy · grip · composure · dissociation
- losing itsnaps, freaks out, flips out, goes crazy, goes nuts
- frenzyfrenzy, mania, hysteria, madness, fury
loses itholds it together
Maintains stability or composure
keeps one's cool · keeps it together · bites one's tongue · rolls with the punches · holds on
lose, lost, loss, loser, losing, losses, losers, lossy, lossless