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keeps one's knickers on

keeps one's knickers on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 keeps one's knickers on

What is keeps one's knickers on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps one's knickers on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's knickers on.

Words near keeps one's knickers on in the dictionary

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

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