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keeping one's pants on

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

Meaning of keep one's pants on

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, slang) To stay calm.
    • All right, okay! Keep your pants on, I'm coming!

Questions about keeping one's pants on

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

Words near keeping one's pants on in the dictionary

  1. keeping one's mouth shut
  2. keeping one's nerve
  3. keeping one's nose clean
  4. keeping one's options open
  5. keeping one's own counsel
  6. keeping one's pants on
  7. keeping one's pecker up
  8. keeping one's powder dry
  9. keeping one's shirt on
  10. keeping one's side of the bargain
  11. keeping one's stick on the ice

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