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lose it

phrase

as in crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay.

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“Lose it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose%20it. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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