blew one's cool

phrase

past tense of blow one's cool
1
as in angered
to become very angry He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him.

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2
as in cracked
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 blew one's cool
  1. went ballistic
  2. lost it
  3. hit the ceiling
  4. fell apart
Phrase
  • For example, when the Texas Longhorns lost to Ohio State in 2025 and missed the playoff, head coach Steve Sarkisian went ballistic.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of went ballistic
Phrase
  • Trump’s endless war and its global economic destruction isn’t helping the North Carolina apple farmer who lost it all in Hurricane Helene.
    — S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One question that scientists have puzzled over for years is whether Venus always lacked a moon, or if the hottest planet in the solar system once had a natural satellite and somehow lost it.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of lost it
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
  • On March 16, 2025, sparks from indoor fireworks hit the ceiling of the Pulse nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of hit the ceiling
Phrase
  • Shared by conservative social media influencers, the claim quickly fell apart at closer inspection.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The plan fell apart in 2024 amid state and federal lawsuits fearing consumer harm and anticompetitive practices.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fell apart
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