lose one's temper

Idioms  

1. Also, lose it. Give way to violent anger, lose self-control. For example, When she found out what Ann had done, she lost her temper, or He arrived without that important check, and then I just lost it completely. The first term dates from the early 1800s; the second slangy locution dates from the mid-1900s.

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lose one's temper

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

But I think it's a pity ever to lose one's temper.

From The Bars of Iron by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

One is likely to lose one's temper any time.

From The Unspeakable Perk by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

But it is sometimes as difficult to lose one's temper as it is difficult at other times to keep it.

From A Room with a View by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)