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kept one's pants on

kept one's pants on is the simple past and past participle 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 kept one's pants on

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

Words near kept one's pants on in the dictionary

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

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