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The phrase "temper with" can be correct and is commonly used in written English.
It means to interfere with or adjust something, often in a negative or harmful way. Example: He was accused of attempting to temper with the evidence in the case by manipulating the crime scene. Another example: The blogger warned readers not to let their emotions temper with their critical thinking when reading news articles.
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He loses his temper with journalists.
Nor did Hazlitt's combustible personality temper with age.
But he never lost his temper with the children.
Who else delivers the words "snakish temper" with such relish?
She combines a fiery temper with a wicked sense of humor about her political exploits.
(Chloe's ill temper with her fellow techno-geeks is the show's one recurring fleck of humor).
Ronald Reagan lost his temper with Mr Trudeau over his policy to the Soviet Union.
I lost my temper with a student who phoned me too frequently about her work.
"I didn't lose my control or lose my temper with the players.
Nor rarely lost his temper with me, not in that early time.
You start losing your temper with friends, with students, with colleagues.
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