我を忘れる

われをわすれる
Alternative writings: われを忘れる
Frequency:
1

To lose self-control or composure because of excitement, passion, or being absorbed in something.

ExpressionRu-Verb

Examples

試合に夢中になって、我を忘れて応援してしまった。

I got so absorbed in the game that I lost control and cheered wildly.

彼は歌うと我を忘れるほど感情が高ぶるタイプだ。

He’s the kind of person whose emotions run so high when he sings that he loses himself.

酔って我を忘れてしまい、あとで恥ずかしい思いをした。

I drank too much and lost control of myself, which was embarrassing later.