To risk Barbara and the boys just because you can't hold your bloody temper.

I was trying to be polite, to hold my temper, but it wasn't easy.

She should have eaten more, and held her temper better.

He spoke in a level voice, trying to hold his temper.

She was giving an order, and he held his temper with an effort.

And he would also try to hold his temper.

Trouble was, he'd already shown he couldn't hold his temper in camp.

Colin had no answer for her except to hold his rising temper in check.

She held her temper so as not to provoke them, but it was a struggle.

I took a breath and managed to hold my temper.