lose temper
Example Sentences
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We do ourselves actual physical harm when we lose temper; the tart speech takes virtue out of us.
From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Marion Harland
"Come, come, Mark, don't lose temper about trifles."
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles James Lever
He knew how wrong it is to lose temper, and he despised the frivolous excuses often made by people for doing so.
From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by William I. Thomas
"Kings are but mortal," he said, "and never to lose temper would be impossible to any man."
From Temporal Power by Marie Corelli
No," he said; "it's just playing into your hands to lose temper with you.
From Cashel Byron's Profession by Bernard Shaw
