beside oneself
Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
His widow was beside herself with grief.
beside
/bɪˈsaɪd/
prep 3adv 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, interesting, ridiculous, round, small, uneyeable
There was a small beside table next to the sofa where we kept our reading glasses.
VERB + BESIDE
building, likes, passed, point, sat, see, seem, sit
She sat beside the building waiting for her friend to arrive.
BESIDE + NOUN
bed, desk, excitement, herself, himself, i'm, jealousy, joy
She sat beside the bed and held her mother's hand all night.
PREP.
with, with
She sat beside him with her hand resting on his shoulder throughout the entire movie.
ADV.
only, slightly
She sat only beside her best friend during the entire concert.
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