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to keep your tits on

to keep your tits on

9.9
Stay calm and do not get angry or impatient
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : [VULGAR] cálmate
  • If the computer crashes, just keep your tits on and call tech support.

Examples

  • Please keep your tits on while I finish my thought.

  • Just keep your tits on!

  • Keep your tits on, I'll be ready in just a minute.

  • The project is under control, so please keep your tits on.

  • Keep your tits on, everything is going to be fine, just give me a moment to sort things out.

  • When she started to panic about the delay, I told her to keep your tits on and that help was on the way.

  • If you feel frustrated during the meeting, just keep your tits on and let the speaker finish.

Synonyms

to keep one's pants on
vsto keep your tits on
  • Informal
7 8.5

To stay calm and patient instead of getting angry

is harsher and more vulgar than this polite patient advice
to keep your pants on
vsto keep your tits on
  • Informal
1 8.6

Stay calm and be patient

is a more vulgar and stronger way to give the same warning
to keep your knickers on
vsto keep your tits on
  • UK
1 9.6

Stay calm and do not become angry or upset

is a cruder and more vulgar expression compared with this milder warning
to calm one's tits
vsto keep your tits on
  • Offensive
9.9

Tell someone or yourself to relax and stop being angry in a rude way

is a blunt command to stay calm and avoid impatience or agitation

Antonyms

To become very upset about a small problem

5.9

To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings

How Calm

to calm down
  • Informal
594 1.4
to take it easy
  • Informal
572 2.5
to keep your tits on
  • Offensive
9.9
to hold one's horses
  • Informal
1 7.2

Surface Forms

keep your tits on infinitive

Morphology

keep + your + tit + on

While the construction 'keep ... on' can suggest maintaining a state, the literal constituents ('keep' + 'your' + 'tit' + 'on') do not transparently yield the meaning 'stay calm'; this is a vulgar, idiomatic substitution (parallel to 'keep your shirt on') whose intended sense depends on cultural/idiomatic knowledge. A B1 learner who knows the individual words would therefore be unlikely to infer the meaning without prior exposure, though the 'keep ... on' pattern gives a partial clue.

Etymology

Keep your tits on is a ruder version of the older saying keep your shirt on. One popular idea is it imagines telling someone to keep their tits on, not to pull off their clothes, so they do not get too angry or excited, which is why it means 'stay calm'.