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loses the run of oneself

loses the run of oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose the run of oneself.

Meaning of lose the run of oneself

Verb

lose the run of oneself (third-person singular simple present loses the run of oneself, present participle losing the run of oneself, simple past and past participle lost the run of oneself)

  1. (Ireland, colloquial, figuratively) To get carried away; lose one's self-control; exceed one's limits or limitations.
    • Belief in a high incidence of mental illness, as well as beliefs in high rates of alcoholism and suicide, may be metaphors for a culturally understandable and excusable `losing the run' of oneself.1986 Winter, Eileen Kane, "Stereotypes and Irish Identity: Mental Illness as a Cultural Frame", Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review Vol.75 No.300 p.549

Questions about loses the run of oneself

What is loses the run of oneself the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loses the run of oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose the run of oneself.

Words near loses the run of oneself in the dictionary

  1. loses the bubble
  2. loses the dressing room
  3. loses the fang
  4. loses the number of one's mess
  5. loses the plot
  6. loses the run of oneself
  7. loses the thread
  8. loses their head
  9. loses time
  10. loses touch
  11. loses track

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