to keep one's pants on

Examples

• All

• During the meeting, the manager told everyone to keep one's pants on until the results were finalized.

• Just keep your pants on, Mook.

  Flock of Dudes (2015)

• But actually keep your pants on for real.

  Flock of Dudes (2015)

• No matter what the director and art director say, he can keep his pants on.

  Academic text (2007)

• Keep your pants on, all right?

  Lying and Stealing (2019)

• Try to keep your pants on, Ralph.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Annoyed, the older detective said, "Keep your pants on out there."

  Fiction book (1993)

• Keep your pants on, Sarge.

  Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

• Please keep one's pants on; we'll get to your questions soon.

• He was getting anxious about the delay, but I reminded him to keep one's pants on.

Synonyms

K

to keep your pants on

vsto keep one's pants on

• Informal

1 8.6

Stay calm and be patient

is the impersonal form using general reference rather than direct address

K

to keep your knickers on

vsto keep one's pants on

• UK

1 9.6

Stay calm and do not become angry or upset

is neutral informal English used generally rather than specifically British

K

to keep your tits on

vsto keep one's pants on

• Offensive

9.9

Stay calm and do not get angry or impatient

is milder informal language used to calm without vulgar words or tone

Antonyms

P

to panic

272 2.3

To feel sudden fear and lose the ability to think or act calmly

L

to lose one's cool

• Informal

5.9

To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings

How Patient

to keep one's pants on

• Informal

7 8.5

to keep one's cool

• Informal

30 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology