lose it

1. see lose one's grip; lose one's temper.

Example Sentences

Martin had attempted to explain his violent attack as the result of an argument about the money that Chloe owed to him, telling police he felt "used" and he "lost it".

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"And the biggest fear any human being will have when they've achieved a dream is losing it."

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“Sometimes hope came to us, and sometimes we lost it.”

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It was like she felt if she didn’t get it all out now, she’d lose it.”

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It used to take you five years, and you can lose it in 12 months.

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Related Words

• crumble 
• decline 
• degrade 
• depreciate 
• disintegrate 
• ebb 
• fade 
• fail 
• fall apart 
• languish 
• lessen 
• lower 
• regress 
• sink 
• slide 
• undermine 
• weaken 
• worsen