Losing my religion is a Southern United States idiom that is best known from the R.E.M. song of the same title, and the following lyrics:
That’s me in the cornerThat’s me in the spot-lightLosing my religionTrying to keep up with you
Meaning of Idiom “Losing My Religion”
When someone says “I’m losing my religion” they mean they are losing their temper or becoming angry.
To lose one’s religion means to stop behaving in a patient or civil manner; to become desperate or to reach the end of one’s rope.
When the singer Michael Stipe uses the idiom ‘losing my religion’ he doesn’t necessarily mean he’s losing his religious faith, although there could be a double meaning in the lyrics. Instead, the song is about relationships and specifically about unrequited love.
Sentence Examples
“When he told me he didn’t owe me anything, I was close to losing my religion.”
“I hear one more gripe out of you lot and I’m gonna lose my religion.”
“I can’t fix this drawer because of this one little stuck screw! I tell you, it’s things like that that make me lose my religion.”
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