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  1. flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballisticverb

    get very angry and fly into a rage

    "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"

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  1. lose one's temper

    To lose one's temper refers to becoming extremely angry or upset, often suddenly or unexpectedly, to the point of behaving in an uncontrolled or irrational manner. This expression is usually used when a person's patience or tolerance has been pushed to the limit and they react angrily.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lose one's temper in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lose one's temper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lose one's temper in a Sentence

  1. William Butler Yeats:

    One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end.


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  • die Beherrschung verlierenGerman
  • raivostua, menettää malttinsa, päreFinnish
  • sortir de ses gonds, perdre son calme, perdre son sang froidFrench
  • perdere le staffe, perdere la calma, perdere la pazienzaItalian
  • горячиться, терять самообладаниеRussian
  • küplere binmekTurkish

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