Joey closed his eyes and tried to keep a lid on his temper.

He had to keep a short rein on his temper; it ran away too easily of late.

Gaise reddened, but this time kept a firm hold on his temper.

Keeping a close rein on my temper, I set course.

Sparhawk kept a very tight rein on his temper at that point.

He struggled to keep a grip on his temper.

He kept a tight hold on his temper; this was all in the past.

She had to keep a tight lid on her temper.

Mars had to keep a rein on his temper.

The woman frowned but kept rein on her temper.