Meaning of lose the run of oneself | Babel Free

Definitions

get carried away; lose one's self-control; exceed one's limits or limitations

Ireland, colloquial, figuratively

Examples

“Belief in a high incidence of mental illness, as well as beliefs in high rates of alcoholism and suicide, may be metaphors for a culturally understandable and excusable `losing the run' of oneself.”

“I think we have gone over the top on this, that we are losing the run of ourselves [...] and that it would be nice to see a little bit of common sense in the debate for a change.”

“2015 February 4, Paul Murphy "Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed)" Dáil debates The vast majority of people who are in debt are not those who theoretically "lost the run of themselves" in the course of the boom. Their only crime was to provide for their very basic need to have a home.”

“In my opinion, Europe lost the run of itself. When we joined the EU and traded goods, it was a great thing, but it basically went from that to trying to own people.”

CEFR level