lose your temper
Fly off handle
To lose your temper is to suddenly become angry, abandoning self-control in a burst of emotion: I lost my temper and said things I regret.
The phrase implies anger that overtakes you rather than anger you choose—temper here meaning composure or equanimity, something you possess until it slips away.
- shoutingVocally projecting loudly
- yellingVocalization at maximum volume
- rageIntense, violent anger
- fly off the handleLose temper suddenly
- provocationAct that triggers response
last straw · fury · go ballistic · hit the roof · cursing · snapping · slamming · blow up · blow a fuse · irritation · short fuse · indignation · stress · seeing red · blood boiling · exasperation · tantrum · hostility
- anger expressionssee red, seeing red, blow a fuse, blow a gasket, hit the roof
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
emotional control
lose your temperkeep your cool
Maintain emotional control
stay calm · bite your tongue · keep your head · grin and bear it · count to ten
lose, loser, losers, loses, losing, lost, losses, your, yours