forget oneself

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.1861, Charles Dickens,Great Expectations:"Look'ee here, Pip," said he, laying his hand on my arm in a suddenly altered and subdued manner; "first of all, look'ee here. Iforgot myselfhalf a minute ago. What I said was low; that's what it was; low.[…]; To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.

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