lose temper
Example Sentences
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I declare, Maitland, I shall lose temper with you.
From Tony Butler by Lever, Charles James
The curate began to lose temper in earnest.
From The Master-Christian by Corelli, Marie
No," he said; "it's just playing into your hands to lose temper with you.
From Cashel Byron's Profession by Shaw, Bernard
Indeed, during all the too short time I had the pleasure in being in this man's company I never saw him lose temper: and yet, remember, he was one of England's ablest warriors.
From With Ring of Shield by Magee, Knox
An' I was fule enough to lose temper, an' the crowd begun to laugh an' gibe at me, an' I took to r�acin' round after him, an' my wind went, an' wheer was I then?
From The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography by Murray, David Christie