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kept one's hair on

kept one's hair on is the simple past and past participle of keep one's hair on.

Meaning of keep one's hair on

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland, UK, colloquial, idiomatic) To stay calm; to be patient; to calm down.
    • All right, all right, just keep your hair on, mate.

Questions about kept one's hair on

What is kept one's hair on the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's hair on is the simple past and past participle of keep one's hair on.

Words near kept one's hair on in the dictionary

  1. kept one's eyes open
  2. kept one's eyes peeled
  3. kept one's eyes skinned
  4. kept one's fingers crossed
  5. kept one's guard up
  6. kept one's hair on
  7. kept one's head
  8. kept one's head above the water
  9. kept one's head above water
  10. kept one's head below the parapet
  11. kept one's head down

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