Keep Your Pants OnKeep Your Pants On : PhrasesMeaning: Calm down, be patient. Example: I will be off the telephone in a minute, so keep your pants on. Origin: Appears to suggest that one should calm down because romance is not imminent. This phrase is actually a derivation of keep your shirt on. It is an interesting example of how phrases can adapt to obscure the origin. Phrases Index | ||
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