lose one's cool

English

Etymology

lose +‎ one's +‎ cool

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːz wʌnz ˈkuːl/

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Verb

lose one's cool (third-person singular simple present loses one's cool, present participle losing one's cool, simple past and past participle lost one's cool)

1. (idiomatic) To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.
   • 1966, "To the Ludicrous," Time, 18 Nov.:

     But in his final singles match against Mandarino, the Menace lost his cool. Visibly rattled by noisy spectators, who chanted "Brasil! Bra-sil!" from the third set onward, he collapsed completely in the fifth set.

   • 2006, Stefanie Cohen, "Naomi Campbell Accused of Attacking Maid in Fit Over Jeans," FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. (retrieved 3 June 2009):

     The fiery femme fatale is notorious for losing her cool, and was once accused of hitting her secretary with a telephone and threatening to throw her from a moving car.

   • When things don't go your way, no matter how trivial, how do you react? Do you lose your cool and explode? [1]

Synonyms

• (become upset): blow one's cool, blow one's top, drop one's bundle, go ape, go apeshit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, lose it, lose one's temper, lose one's rag

Antonyms

• keep one's cool

Translations

to lose one's temper

• German: die Fassung verlieren
• Maori: tū ngā pihi
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• Russian: выходи́ть из себя́ impf (vyxodítʹ iz sebjá), вы́йти из себя́ pf (výjti iz sebjá)
• Slovak: stratiť nervy

Further reading

• “lose one's cool”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.