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noun tendency to become angry easily ADJ. bad, fierce, fiery, nasty, terrible, vicious, violent | uncontrollable QUANT. display, fit, flash, outburst He broke the chair in a fit of violent temper. VERB + TEMPER have He has a nasty temper. | control, keep I only just managed to keep my temper with him. | fly into, lose She loses her temper at the drop of a hat (= without good reason). TEMPER + VERB flare, rise Tempers flared as the traffic jam became worse. | cool (down) TEMPER + NOUN tantrum PREP. in a ~ She stormed out of the room in a temper. PHRASES keep you temper in check/under control He had to learn to keep his temper under control before he could become a teacher. way you are feeling ADJ. bad, filthy, foul, ill, terrible Peter's comments were responsible for her ill temper. | good | frayed Frayed tempers at the end of the match led to three players being se | uncertain VERB + TEMPER improve | recover, regain She regained her good temper after a chat. TEMPER + VERB improve | fray, worsen PREP. in a ~ He stormed out of the room in a temper. PHRASES not be in the best of tempers I wasn't in the best of tempers when I arrived at the meeting.
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temper
adjectives
a quick/short temper
(= likely to get angry very easily )
• He’s got a quick temper, which gets him into trouble.
a bad/terrible/nasty temper
• He ran back home in a terrible temper.
a fiery/violent/explosive temper
(= likely to get angry and violent very quickly )
• Over the years, my sister has learned to control her fiery temper.
verbs
have a temper
• Grandad had quite a temper, so we usually tried to keep out of his way.
be in a temper
• She banged doors and screamed at her mother when she was in a temper.
control/keep your temper
• She tried to speak calmly and control her temper.
lose your temper
(= become angry )
• It was hot and I was beginning to lose my temper.
fly into a temper
(= suddenly become very angry )
• He flew into a temper at the slightest thing.
sb’s temper flares
(= they become angry )
• On bad days, Elaine’s temper would flare into a violent rage.
phrases
a fit/flash/burst of temper
(= when you are very angry for a short time )
• A businessman assaulted his wife and son in a fit of temper, a court heard yesterday.
a temper tantrum
(= a time when someone, especially a child, behaves very angrily and unreasonably )
• My nephew has temper tantrums if he can’t get his own way.
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