The difference between Lose one's temper and Pop one's cork
When used as verbs, lose one's temper means to become angry or annoyed, whereas pop one's cork means to become explosively angry.
check bellow for the other definitions of Lose one's temper and Pop one's cork
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Lose one's temper as a verb (intransitive, idiomatic):
To become angry or annoyed.
Examples:
"When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper."
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Pop one's cork as a verb (idiomatic):
To become explosively angry.
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Pop one's cork as a verb (idiomatic):
To suddenly behave irrationally; to go crazy.
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Pop one's cork as a verb (idiomatic, vulgar, of a man):
To ejaculate.
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- go postal vs lose one's temper
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