lose your mind

lose (one's) mind

1. To become insane or mentally unsound; to become extremely foolish or foolhardy. I'm going to lose my mind if I have to hear that song one more time! I think Jane's grandmother has lost her mind lately. You must have lost your mind if you think that's a good idea!
2. To become exasperated, typically due to attempting a difficult undertaking or dealing with a challenging situation. Often used in the continuous tense. I've been losing my mind trying to juggle work, night school, and the kids. Millie was losing her mind trying to prepare food and manage the front of the house, but thankfully she was able to hire someone to help.
See also: lose, mind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lose your ˈmind

become mentally ill
See also: lose, mind
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • lose (one's) mind
  • lose one's mind
  • go off (one's) dot
  • go off (one's) rocker
  • lose (one's) buttons
  • lose one's buttons
  • lose one's marbles
  • lose all one’s marbles
  • lose one’s marbles
  • lose (one's) marbles
References in periodicals archive
"But this book isn't just about what it feels like to lose your mind, it's about office politics, escaping the rat race and how I came to terms with my experience while on an eventful road trip around Europe."?
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"How To Lose Your Mind In No Time" is a guide to finding life's enlightenment when dealing with an unstable existence where not everything is always a certainty.
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The well-being guru has also dedicated a chapter to vegetarianism in her best-selling book Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Weight.
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Lose Your Mind Development, Haverford, Pa., has released Printer's Apprentice 7.5, a comprehensive software package for organizing and printing font files on Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, & XP systems.
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ORGANIZE/PRINT FONT LIBRARY WITH PRINTER'S APPRENTICE 7.5
Lose Your Mind Development has released Printer's Apprentice 7.12, the latest version of its tool for organising and printing font files on Windows 95/98/2000/NT4.0 systems.
Lose Your Mind Development releases new version of Printer's Apprentice software
Lose Your Mind Development, Haverford, Pa., has released Printer's Apprentice 7.12, a comprehensive tool for organizing and printing font files on Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT 4.0 systems.
ORGANIZE AND PRINT YOUR FONTS WITH PRINTER'S APPRENTICE 7.12
Lose Your Mind Development, Haverford, Pa., has released Printer's Apprentice 7.10, a comprehensive tool for organizing and printing font files on Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 systems.
ORGANIZE AND PRINT YOUR FONTS WITH PRINTER'S APPRENTICE 7.10