Definition of tempers flare
: people become angry
Tempers flared and a fight broke out.
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“Tempers flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempers%20flare. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.
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