lose temper
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I declare, Maitland, I shall lose temper with you.
From Tony Butler by Charles James Lever
"Come, come, Mark, don't lose temper about trifles."
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles James Lever
The great lexicographer, spoiled by the homage of society, was still more prone than himself to lose temper when the argument went against him.
From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Washington Irving
At first the horses did not heed, but presently one began to lose temper and courage and turned in toward the upward slope.
From Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy by Edward Stratemeyer
“I beg pardon, sir,” said the butler, turning his eyes again on the visitor, who was beginning to lose temper.
From Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn
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