perder los estribos

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perder los estribos (first-person singular present pierdo los estribos, first-person singular preterite perdí los estribos, past participle perdido los estribos)

  1. (idiomatic) to lose one's temper, to fly off the handle, lose one's head, blow one's top
    • '1834, José de Espronceda, Sancho Saldaña, chapter 6:
      para hacer perder los estribos'Bold text al poeta no había más que despreciar o censurar su música o las trovas que componía.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014, María José Pareja, Temas de empresa:
      En ocasiones pierde los estribos, pero habitualmente cuida las formas
      Occasionally he can lose his temper, but generally he takes care

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