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- be beside (oneself)
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Duncan | | DUN-kən (English) | Scottish, English |
| Genista | | jə-NIS-tə (English) | Various |
| Fernando | | [fə'nændə] | |
| Zebedaios | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Lally | | LAL-ee | English (Rare) |
| Baal | | BAY-əl (English), BAYL (English) | Near Eastern Mythology |