keep (one's) socks on

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keep (one's) socks on

To remain patient and calm, especially when beginning to become angry or upset with impatience. Usually said as an imperative. Yeah, yeah, keep your socks on! I'll have the report finished by the end of the day! A: "That lady is pestering us about getting her car back today." B: "We need another day to get it fixed. Tell her to keep her socks on!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tamara	tah-MAH-rah (Russian, Spanish, Italian), tə-MAHR-ə (English), TAM-ə-rə (English)	Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, English, Dutch, S
Vince	VINTS (English), VEEN-tse (Hungarian)	English, Hungarian
Gazbiyya	-	Arabic
Shulamith	-	Hebrew
Randulf	-	Ancient Germanic
Vico	VEE-ko	Italian