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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
keep 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
hold your temper — control your temper, do not lose your temper Try to hold your temper when you work with the children. Don t get angry because they learn from watching you … English idioms
temper — I UK [ˈtempə(r)] / US [ˈtempər] noun Word forms temper : singular temper plural tempers ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a tendency to get angry very quickly That temper of yours is going to get you into trouble. She should never have married a man… … English dictionary
temper — tem|per1 [ tempər ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a tendency to get angry very quickly: That temper of yours is going to get you into trouble. She should never have married a man with such a violent temper. have a short temper (=become angry very … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
temper — [ˈtempə] noun I 1) [C/U] a tendency to get angry very quickly That temper of yours is going to get you into trouble.[/ex] 2) [singular/U] a particular emotional state or mood Mark was in a foul temper.[/ex] • keep your temper (with) to stay calm… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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
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 */*/*/ — UK [luːz] / US [luz] verb Word forms lose : present tense I/you/we/they lose he/she/it loses present participle losing past tense lost UK [lɒst] / US [lɔst] past participle lost Get it right: lose: Don t confuse lose (a verb) and loose (an… … English dictionary
temper — [[t]te̱mpə(r)[/t]] tempers, tempering, tempered 1) N VAR If you refer to someone s temper or say that they have a temper, you mean that they become angry very easily. He had a temper and could be nasty... His short temper had become notorious...… … English dictionary
