fuera de sí

Meaning: to be in a state of extreme emotion, either elation or distress, such that one loses composure.

Language: Spanish

Literally: outside of oneself

Category: The Absurd

Origin: Origin uncertain; the phrase pictures the self as a bounded space from which strong feeling can displace a person.

More idioms — The Absurd

• armar la de san Quintín — to start a violent fight or brawl; to cause a huge commotion.
• dale que te pego — relentlessly; without stopping or holding back.
• no haber color — there is no comparison; one option is vastly superior to another.
• a montones — In vast quantities; abundantly available and unremarkable.
• crecer como la espuma — To increase or expand very rapidly and dramatically.
• viva estampa — An exact likeness; someone or something that looks exactly like another.

More Spanish idioms

• curva de la felicidad — excess abdominal fat; a protruding belly caused by overeating or drinking.
• cuentas de la lechera — plans or hopes based on fantasy rather than reality; wishful thinking that ignores practi…
• en la estacada — abandoned or left in a difficult situation without help.
• ahogarse en poca agua — to panic or overreact to a minor problem.
• morder el polvo — to be defeated or to die.
• tira y afloja — a back-and-forth negotiation or struggle where each side gives and takes.

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