keep one's temper

Idioms  

1. see hold one's temper.

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Example Sentences

But never mind that; one must keep one's temper in this madhouse.

From What's Wrong with the World by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

It is very difficult to keep one's temper in dealing with M. Arnold when he touches on religious matters.

From Matthew Arnold by Russell, George William Erskine

But we have the original sense of "good temper" in the expression to "keep one's temper."

From Stories That Words Tell Us by O'Neill, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman)

The others—those one meets on a basis of mere convenience—are much more exciting; they keep one's temper in healthy exercise.

From The Point of View by James, Henry

It was a time to keep one's temper and wits, and he did so, as usual.

From Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization by Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay)