Definition
To become angry or annoyed.
In Context
- "When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper."
Also Said As
- blow one's top
- crash out
- go ape
- go apeshit
- go ballistic
- go postal
- hit the ceiling
- hit the roof
- lose it
- lose one's cool
- lose one's rag
- pop one's cork
- snap
- Note: All terms are idiomatic unless stated otherwise.
- blow a fuse
- blow a gasket
- blow one's stack
- cut up nasty
- cut up rough
- do one's block
- do one's nut
- flip one's lid
- flip one's wig
- flip out
- fly into a rage
- fly off the handle
- forget oneself
- get bent out of shape
- get one's back up
- get one's dander up
- get one's Irish up
- get one's shirt out
- go bananas
- go bitchcakes
- go HAM
- go H.A.M.
- go ham
- go off
- go spare
- have a cow
- have a fit
- have kittens
- lose one's marbles
- lose one's mind
- lose one's temper
- lower the boom
- pitch a fit
- see red
- shit a brick
- steam
- teen
- throw a fit
- throw one's toys out of the pram
- vent one's gall
- wax wode
Opposite In Meaning
- calm down
- chill
- chill out
- chillax
- cool it
- cool off
- cool one's jets
- get a grip
- have one's wits about one
- keep one's cool
- keep one's head
- keep one's shirt on
- pull in one's horns
- relax
- settle down
- simmer down
- unwind
See Also
- count to ten
- temper
- annoyed
- enrage
- go crazy
- tantrum