blowing one's cool

phrase

present participle of blow one's cool
1
as in going ballistic
to become very angry He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him.

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2
as in losing it
to yield to mental or emotional stress The movie star tolerated the constant attention of the paparazzi, but finally blew her cool when one asked about her recent divorce.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowing one's cool
  1. hitting the ceiling
  2. losing it
  3. falling apart
Phrase
  • The organizations that treated data quality as an optional back-office concern are now hitting the ceiling in months, not years.
    — Gopichand Mannava, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hitting the ceiling
Phrase
  • Conditionality works best when the United States remains engaged enough for its partners to care about losing it.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Follow these tips on how to transplant a mature tree without losing it.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of losing it
Phrase
  • Firmware fun Flashing the firmware to the Arduino should be the easy part, but this is when things started falling apart for me.
    — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For this recipe, simmer them whole, with the skins on, until very tender but not falling apart.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of falling apart
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