lose temper
Example Sentences
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"Come, come, Mark, don't lose temper about trifles."
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
No," he said; "it's just playing into your hands to lose temper with you.
From Cashel Byron's Profession by Shaw, Bernard
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 Irving, Washington
"Kings are but mortal," he said, "and never to lose temper would be impossible to any man."
From Temporal Power by Corelli, Marie
Fret not—lest you lose temper, and be moved to do evil.
From All Saints' Day and Other Sermons by Kingsley, Charles
