| 单词 | to lose the run of oneself |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lose the run of oneself P12. slang (chiefly Irish English). to lose the run of oneself: to lose one's self-control; to behave in an unexpected or uncharacteristic manner. ΚΠ 1872 G. Haven & T. Russell Father Taylor xl. 185 He labored hard and drank deeply, so much so that he seemed to be rum-proof; but sometimes, like other drunkards, he lost the run of himself, though he was rarely seen to stagger. 1965 G. Fallon Sean O'Casey ix. 118 Suspicions..that he had, as we say, lost the run of himself as a result of fortune, fame and the friendship of the great. 1995 A. Enright Wig my Father Wore 50 ‘Frank's lost the run of himself,’ I said. ‘He's probably doing it for a bet.’ 2005 F. McNally Xenophobe's Guide to Irish 21 When the pair of them head off to Marbella for Easter, and they only just back from a skiing holiday in Austria, you just know they've lost the run of themselves. < as lemmas |
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