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Keep shirt on

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Keep your shirt on! (British, American & Australian, informal, British & Australian, informal)

a slightly impolite way of telling someone who is angry to try to be calm and patient. Keep your shirt on! I'll be with you in a second.

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keep your shirt on

to stay calm. The meeting may be pretty unpleasant, so promise me you'll keep your shirt on.

Related vocabulary: keep your cool

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