lose one's temper
Example Sentences
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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
Till then it is idle to wrangle, and to lose one's temper.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 by Various
“It is not worth while to lose one’s temper or one’s soul for the iniquities of Mr. Pocock Vancouver,” said John.
From An American Politician by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
It is most fit and natural to lose one's temper; but the throwing out of so much moral ballast does not help one to overtake that train.
From Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life by Lee, Vernon
