BLOW ONE'S COOL Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

blow one's cool

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Definition of blow one's cool

as in anger

to become very angry He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him.

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as in crack

to yield to mental or emotional stress The movie star tolerated the constant attention of the paparazzi, but finally blew her cool when one asked about her recent divorce.

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When everything goes ballistic, the film adopts a pace similar to the rollercoaster Italian ghost films of the 1980s.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The Wolverines faithful in the crowd went ballistic, knowing how much that basket meant considering what UConn has been able to do in this tournament.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of go ballistic

Phrase

Sling it around your neck, across your body, or double it up as a wristlet to avoid dropping your phone or potentially losing it to theft.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2026
Garfield stars as Ploughman, a farmer who’s lost his family to the Black Death and then loses it on some tax collectors.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of lose it

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However, seeing the obviously unwell Jane continually fly off the handle is challenging to watch, especially since her behavior is chalked up to bad nerves and a desperate desire to find a man who will save her from herself.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
And the person who flies off the handle potentially will be the loser.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of fly off the handle

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In July, a fragile 2022 truce between the Houthis and the government fell apart after the group welcomed an Iranian plane to Sanaa in defiance of Riyadh's control over Yemeni airspace, setting off a spate of attacks.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
One little chunk of financing falls out and the whole thing falls apart.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fall apart

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The organizations that treated data quality as an optional back-office concern are now hitting the ceiling in months, not years.

— Gopichand Mannava, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
On March 16, 2025, sparks from indoor fireworks hit the ceiling of the Pulse nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hit the ceiling

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