beside oneself

beside oneself (with something)

Fig. in an extreme state of some emotion. I was beside myself with joy. Sarah could not speak. She was beside herself with anger.

beside oneself

In a state of extreme agitation or excitement, as in She was beside herself when she found she'd lost her ring, or Peter was beside himself with joy-he'd won the poetry award. This phrase appears in the New Testament (Acts 26:24): "Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning makes thee mad." [Late 1400s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ahearne	[ə'hɜ:n]
Millicent	['milisnt]
Naum	-	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Helladius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Sholto	-	Scottish
Yanick	-	Breton, French