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keeps one's pants on

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

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

Words near keeps one's pants on in the dictionary

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

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