lose temper

lose temper
lose (your) temper to become very angry.

If she contradicted him now, he would lose his temper and his blood pressure would shoot up.


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  • lose temper — become impatient, become irritated …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • temper — ► NOUN 1) a person s state of mind in terms of their being angry or calm. 2) a tendency to become angry easily. 3) an angry state of mind. 4) the degree of hardness and elasticity in steel or other metal. ► VERB 1) improve the temper of (a metal) …   English terms dictionary

  • lose your temper — lose (your) temper to become very angry. If she contradicted him now, he would lose his temper and his blood pressure would shoot up …   New idioms dictionary

  • temper — [tem′pər] vt. [ME tempren < OE temprian & OFr temprer, both < L temperare, to observe proper measure, mix, regulate, forbear < tempus (gen. temporis), time, period, orig., a span < IE * tempos, a span < * temp , to pull < base * …   English World dictionary

  • lose your temper with — lose your temper (with) phrase to become very angry She hardly ever lost her temper. Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: temper …   Useful english dictionary

  • lose your temper (with somebody) — lose/keep your ˈtemper (with sb) idiom to fail/manage to control your anger • She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him. • I struggle to keep my temper with the kids when they misbehave. Main entry: ↑temperidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lose — [lo͞oz] vt. lost, losing [ME losen, lesen, merging OE losian, to lose, be lost (< los, LOSS) + leosan, to lose, akin to OHG (vir)liosan, Goth (fra)liusan < IE base * leu , to cut off, separate > Gr lyein, to dissolve; L luere, to loose,… …   English World dictionary

  • lose the plot — (informal) 1. To be at a loss, lose one s way 2. To lose one s temper 3. To become insane • • • Main Entry: ↑plot * * * informal lose one s ability to understand or cope with what is happening many people believe that he is feeling the strain or… …   Useful english dictionary

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