be beside (oneself)



be beside (oneself)

To be very emotional, especially shocked or distraught. I was beside myself when I found out I'd been rejected from my first-choice school. Honestly, we've all been beside ourselves since the funeral.
See also: beside

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aldegar-Ancient Germanic
Ines-Italian, Slovene, Croatian
LivioLEE-vyoItalian
SalliSAHL-leeFinnish
ElÇIn-Azerbaijani
Myrddin-Welsh Mythology