"lose the run of oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: loses the run of oneself [present, singular, third-person], losing the run of oneself [participle, present], lost the run of oneself [participle, past], lost the run of oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lose<,,lost> the run of oneself}} lose the run of oneself (third-person singular simple present loses the run of oneself, present participle losing the run of oneself, simple past and past participle lost the run of oneself)
  1. (Ireland, colloquial, figurative) get carried away; lose one's self-control; exceed one's limits or limitations Tags: Ireland, colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lose_the_run_of_oneself-en-verb-w9VBEkTH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1986 Winter, Eileen Kane, \"Stereotypes and Irish Identity: Mental Illness as a Cultural Frame\", Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review Vol.75 No.300 p.549",
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