יצא מכליו (Yatsa miklav)

Meaning: To lose your temper; to be beside yourself.

Language: Hebrew

Literally: He went out of his vessels

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Bursting clean out of one's containing 'vessels' pictures a total loss of composure.

More idioms — Daily Life

• Fer dissabte — To give the house a big clean-up.
• Anar de bòlit — To be rushed off your feet.
• Å være på pinebenken — To be in anxious suspense.
• At score kassen — To make a big, easy profit.
• Lyödä rahoiksi — To cash in; to profit handsomely.
• Přijít s křížkem po funuse — To arrive uselessly too late.

More Hebrew idioms

• חבל על הזמן (Ḥaval ʿal ha-zman) — Amazing, fantastic — though it literally means 'a waste of time'.
• על הפנים (al hapanim) — Terrible, awful, in a wretched state.
• לאכול סרטים (Le'ekhol sratim) — To overthink and imagine dramatic worst-case scenarios.
• בא לי (ba li) — I feel like it; I'm in the mood for it.
• קופצים על המציאה (Kofsim al hamtsi'a) — To seize a great opportunity at once.
• מצא חן בעיניי (matsa chen be'einai) — It pleased me; I liked it.

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