perdere le staffe

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to lose the stirrups.

Verb

pèrdere le staffe (first-person singular present pèrdo le staffe, first-person singular past historic pèrsi le staffe or perdétti le staffe or (traditional) perdètti le staffe or (less common) perdéi le staffe, past participle pèrso le staffe or perdùto le staffe, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to lose one's temper; to lose it
    Synonyms: adirarsi, incollerirsi; see also Thesaurus:arrabbiarsi
    talvolta anche i più tranquilli perdono le staffe
    sometimes even the quietest ones lose it