lose temper
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I declare, Maitland, I shall lose temper with you.
From Tony Butler by Charles James Lever
No," he said; "it's just playing into your hands to lose temper with you.
From Cashel Byron's Profession by Bernard Shaw
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
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 Washington Irving
But if the Borrovian is to lose temper with every one who girds at Borrow he will lead a not very comfortable life.
From Old Familiar Faces by Theodore Watts-Dunton
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