idiom · neutral
lose one's temper
UK/luːz wʌnz ˈtɛmpə/US/luːz wʌnz ˈtɛmpər/lose·one's·TEM·per
speaking
to become angry and lose control of your emotions
Examples
“She rarely loses her temper, but the constant noise made her snap.”
“Try not to lose your temper during the meeting.”
“He apologised after losing his temper with the staff.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although provoked, she managed to keep calm rather than lose her temper, which impressed everyone in the room.”
Collocations
- lose one's temper with someone
- try not to lose your temper
Word family
lose your temper verb phrasetemper noun
Common mistakes
lose temper→lose one's temper
lose the temper→lose one's temper
Say it for a higher band
5get angry→6be annoyed→7+lose one's temper
Synonyms
get angry
fly into a rage
Easily confused
see red
“He lost his temper when the meeting went wrong.”
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