Phrase: Mom is always beside herself

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi,

Please take a look at the following conversation:

What does “beside herself” mean?

Many thanks,
Cantik

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To be beside yourself is to be very agitated. If you are beside yourself with rage, for example, then you are extremely angry. You can also be beside yourself with other emotions, like grief.

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Thank you, Conchita.