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keep your shirt on
keep (one's) shirt onTo remain calm and wait for something. Typically used as an imperative in the phrase "keep your shirt on." Keep your shirt on, dude, the pizza will be here soon enough. It would have gone smoothly if Larry had been able to keep his shirt on instead of trying to get in early.See also: keep, on, shirtkeep your shirt on BRITISH, AMERICAN, INFORMAL or keep your pants on mainly AMERICAN, INFORMALIf someone tells you to keep your shirt on or keep your pants on, they are telling you to calm down and not be angry or impatient. The doorbell rang. Helen told the caller to keep his shirt on — angry because she felt the ringing had been excessive. Note: This expression is often used to suggest that a person's anger or impatience is not reasonable. Compare with keep your hair on.See also: keep, on, shirtkeep your shirt on don't lose your temper; stay calm. informalSee also: keep, on, shirtkeep your shirt onRemain calm and patient; don’t lose your temper. Dating from the nineteenth century, this American expression refers to the practice of a man removing his shirt before a fight, lest it get torn, and at first literally meant not to rush into a fight. “Tell E. Stanton to keep his undergarmints on,” wrote Artemus Ward (In Washington, 1863). Later it came to mean being patient as well.See also: keep, on, shirtAcronymsSeeKYSO |