lose one's temper
Example Sentences
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It’s easy to lose one’s temper in this situation, so the counsellor has instructed the friends and family members to organize their thoughts on paper.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017
A few minutes later, Stafford addressed the court, again thanking Eulian for his apology and saying she knows what it feels like to lose one's temper.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2015
To lose one's temper at golf is foolish.
From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
It is impossible sometimes not to lose one's temper.
From Evelyn Innes by Moore, George (George Augustus)
It is most fit and natural to lose one's temper; but the throwing out of so much moral ballast does not help one to overtake that train.
From Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life by Lee, Vernon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
