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keeping one's knickers on

keeping one's knickers on is the present participle and gerund of keep one's knickers on.

Meaning of keep one's knickers on

Verb

keep one's knickers on (third-person singular simple present keeps one's knickers on, present participle keeping one's knickers on, simple past and past participle kept one's knickers on)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, slang) To stay calm; to not get flustered or angry.
    • Keep your knickers on, mate. It was only a joke.

Questions about keeping one's knickers on

What is keeping one's knickers on the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping one's knickers on is the present participle and gerund of keep one's knickers on.

Words near keeping one's knickers on in the dictionary

  1. keeping one's head below the parapet
  2. keeping one's head down
  3. keeping one's head on a swivel
  4. keeping one's head on one's shoulders
  5. keeping one's head upon one's shoulders
  6. keeping one's knickers on
  7. keeping one's lips sealed
  8. keeping one's mouth shut
  9. keeping one's nerve
  10. keeping one's nose clean
  11. keeping one's options open

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