keep your shirt on
(UK also keep your hair on) informalDefinition
› said to tell someone to stop being so angry or upset: Keep your shirt on! Your car isn't badly damaged!Calming and relaxing
(Definition of keep your shirt on from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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keep your mouth shut idiom
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keep your nose clean idiom
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keep your nose out of sth idiom
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keep your own counsel idiom
- keep your shirt on idiom
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keep your/an eye on sth/sb idiom
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keep your/an eye out for sb/sth idiom
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keep yourself to yourself phrasal verb
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keep-fit noun
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keep/hold your cards close to your chest idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- assuage verb
- bask verb
- bread and circuses idiom
- break the ice idiom
- chill out phrasal verb
- compose verb (BECOME CALM)
- lull sb into sth phrasal verb
- lull verb
- make yourself at home idiom
- mellow verb (BECOME RELAXED)
- mellow verb (BECOME SOFTER)
- melt verb (FEEL LOVE)
- placebo noun
- relaxation noun (FEELING)
- simmer down phrasal verb
- slow down phrasal verb
- soften verb (MORE GENTLE)
- soothe verb (ANGER)
- steady verb (CONTROL)
- take/need a cold shower idiom
Topic:
Calming and relaxing
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