He said one too many stupid things and I just lost my rag.
It was the only time I've ever lost my rag with someone in an office situation.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
rag — rag1 [ræg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cloth)¦ 2¦(newspaper)¦ 3 in rags 4 from rags to riches 5¦(music)¦ 6¦(students event)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4,6; Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: rögg rough hairiness ] [Sense: 5; … Dictionary of contemporary English
lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lose your rag — british informal phrase to get very angry Get up now, before I really lose my rag! Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: lose * * * ˌlose your ˈrag f16 … Useful english dictionary
rag — Ⅰ. rag [1] ► NOUN 1) a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece. 2) (rags) old or tattered clothes. 3) informal a low quality newspaper. ► VERB ▪ give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint with a rag … English terms dictionary
lose one's rag Brit. — lose one s rag Brit. informal lose one s temper. → rag … English new terms dictionary
lose one's rag — ► lose one s rag informal lose one s temper. Main Entry: ↑rag … English terms dictionary
lose one's rag — (informal) To lose one s temper • • • Main Entry: ↑rag … Useful english dictionary
lose your rag — lose (your) rag British & Australian, informal to suddenly become very angry and start shouting. He said one too many stupid things and I just lost my rag. It was the only time I ve ever lost my rag with someone in an office situation … New idioms dictionary
lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lose your rag — Is someone loses their rag, they are very angry about something … The small dictionary of idiomes
