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kept one's shirt on

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

Words near kept one's shirt on in the dictionary

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

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