Keep shirt on

Keep shirt on
stay calm

Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.

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  • keep shirt on — keep (your) shirt on to stay calm. The meeting may be pretty unpleasant, so promise me you ll keep your shirt on. Related vocabulary: keep your cool …   New idioms dictionary

  • Keep shirt on! — Keep (your) shirt on! British, American & Australian, informal, British & Australian, informal a slightly impolite way of telling someone who is angry to try to be calm and patient. Keep your shirt on! I ll be with you in a second …   New idioms dictionary

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  • keep your shirt on — informal phrase used for telling someone who is beginning to get angry not to get annoyed Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in argumentshyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry: shirt * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep one's shirt on — {v. phr.}, {slang} To calm down; keep from losing your temper or getting impatient or excited. * /Bob got very angry when John accidentally bumped into him, but John told him to keep his shirt on./ Usually used as a command; may be considered… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep one's shirt on — {v. phr.}, {slang} To calm down; keep from losing your temper or getting impatient or excited. * /Bob got very angry when John accidentally bumped into him, but John told him to keep his shirt on./ Usually used as a command; may be considered… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shirt — ► NOUN 1) a garment for the upper body, with a collar and sleeves and buttons down the front. 2) a similar garment of light material without full fastenings, worn for sports and leisure. ● keep your shirt on Cf. ↑keep your shirt on ● lose one s… …   English terms dictionary

  • keep your shirt on — keep (your) shirt on to stay calm. The meeting may be pretty unpleasant, so promise me you ll keep your shirt on. Related vocabulary: keep your cool …   New idioms dictionary

  • Keep your shirt on! — Keep (your) shirt on! British, American & Australian, informal, British & Australian, informal a slightly impolite way of telling someone who is angry to try to be calm and patient. Keep your shirt on! I ll be with you in a second …   New idioms dictionary

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