lose temper

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A good supply of patience and politeness is needed in shopping, and a true lady or gentleman will not lose temper or forget good manners, even if a clerk is impertinent or disobliging.

From Lessons on Manners For School and Home Use by Wiggin, Edith E.

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

“I beg pardon, sir,” said the butler, turning his eyes again on the visitor, who was beginning to lose temper.

From Blind Policy by Fenn, George Manville

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 Stratemeyer, Edward