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AnonymousHi friends, here this: 'I looked this guy who had cerebral palsy and he was crying. Man, I almost LOST IT right then and there, almost broke down myself and cried .' Does it mean that " I almost lost the control of my temper" or something like this? Thanks in adavance,Jo.

In this context it means almost couldn't control emotions and nearly broke down

Strange sentence, in a way. It actually defines "lost it" immediately after stating it, so it ends up saying the same thing twice.

almost LOST IT right then and there, = almost broke down myself and cried

(to break down = to lose the ability to hold back tears, the emotions (of grief, shame, etc.) having become too powerful)

CJ

Ah, but this is typical English, CalifJim! I even remember from my Higher English exam, having to answer questions explaining the meaning of a phrase by using the words that followed it. So this really quite a good example of that: "I nearly lost it right there and then, almost broke down and cried". The question might well have been: What does the author mean by "lost it"? Answer would be tha