lose temper
Example Sentences
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No," he said; "it's just playing into your hands to lose temper with you.
From Cashel Byron's Profession by Shaw, Bernard
Quiet enough these animals are at times, but whatever other travellers may say, I advise you to keep out of their track when they lose temper.
From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Stables, Gordon
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 Harland, Marion
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 Thomas, William I.
Long they fought equally, until the Miller began to lose temper at finding himself so stoutly opposed, and at hearing the laughter of his companions, who, as usual in such cases, enjoyed his vexation.
From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir
