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lose it

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lose it 
1. Sl. to empty one's stomach; to vomit. Oh, God! I think I'm going to lose it! Go lose it in the bushes.
2. Sl. to get angry; to lose one's temper. It was too much for him. Ted lost it. I sat there calmly, biting my lip to keep from losing it.
See also: lose

lose it
to become very angry He was afraid he was going to lose it, so he cut the meeting short.
Related vocabulary: lose your/its grip
See also: lose


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Thus to cause France to lose Milan the first time it was enough for the Duke Lodovico[*] to raise insurrections on the borders; but to cause him to lose it a second time it was necessary to bring the whole world against him, and that his armies should be defeated and driven out of Italy; which followed from the causes above mentioned.
I shouldn't like to lose it at all--because they'd have to give me another, and it would be almost certain to be an ugly one.
" exclaimed Mordaunt, "thank you; my life is always at your service, and should I lose it I should still owe you something; thank you; you have indeed repaid me munificently for my services.
 
 
 
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