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lost the run of oneself

lost the run of oneself is the simple past and past participle 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 lost the run of oneself

What is lost the run of oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Lost the run of oneself is the simple past and past participle of lose the run of oneself.

Words near lost the run of oneself in the dictionary

  1. lost the bubble
  2. lost the dressing room
  3. lost the fang
  4. lost the number of one's mess
  5. lost the plot
  6. lost the run of oneself
  7. lost the thread
  8. lost time
  9. lost to history
  10. lost to the world
  11. lost to time

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