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
There are things enough in New York to lose one's temper over at the best of times, and on this particular day they seemed to all happen at once, and some fresh ones.
From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
One doesn't lose one's temper, one gets annoyed!
From The Red Room by Strindberg, August
Such things are provoking, but it is best to treat them good-naturedly, as Tommy did, and not lose one's temper.
From Fun and Frolic by Various
