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Meanings of lose one's temper in English

Get very angry and fly into a rage.

      Usage of lose one's temper in English
      1
      Till then it is idle to wrangle, and to lose one's temper.
      Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 18...
      2
      But I think it's a pity ever to lose one's temper.
      The Bars of Iron
      3
      I discovered also how easy it is to lose one's temper with these men.
      Roving East and Roving West
      4
      She considers it bad manners to lose one's temper.
      Out To Win: The Story of America in France
      5
      It is impossible sometimes not to lose one's temper.
      Evelyn Innes
      6
      To lose one's temper at golf is foolish.
      The Clicking of Cuthbert
      7
      It's a bad habit to lose one's temper.
      Mother West Wind "How" Stories
      8
      Such things are provoking, but it is best to treat them good-naturedly, as Tommy did, and not lose one's temper.
      Fun and Frolic
      9
      Why lose one's temper?
      A Wanderer in Venice
      10
      I believe they consider it to be degrading, either first, to lose one's temper, or secondly, to administer justice in such a fashion.
      Corea or Cho-sen: The Land of the Morning Calm