lose one's temper

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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)

One is likely to lose one's temper any time.

From The Unspeakable Perk by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

But it is sometimes as difficult to lose one's temper as it is difficult at other times to keep it.

From A Room with a View by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)