keep shirt on

keep one's shirt on

and keep one's pants on

Fig. to be patient. Wait a minute! Keep your shirt on! Keep your pants on! I'll be with you in a minute.

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

Related vocabulary: keep your cool

Slang

To remain calm or patient: The plane doesn't land for another hour, so keep your shirt on.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zaynab	-	Arabic
Hrothulf	-	Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Kapono	-	Hawaiian
Ikraam	-	Arabic
Elbert	['elbət]
Zala	-	Slovene