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keeps one's shirt on

keeps one's shirt on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's shirt on.

Meaning of keep one's shirt on

Verb

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

  1. (informal) (Usually in the imperative) Stop being impatient; calm down.
    • 'Okay, okay. Ah'll ketch da cab when he comes back over da Causeway, else at Clearwater. Okay, okay. Keep yo shirt on. Ah ain't done nuthen wrong.'1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 124

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Keeps one's shirt on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's shirt on.

Words near keeps one's shirt on in the dictionary

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

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