Meaning of “Keep Your Pants On” Origin of Phrase with examples.

Keep Your Pants On

Meaning

Calm down, be patient.

Example

I will be off the telephone in a minute, so keep your pants on.

Origin

Appears to suggest that one should calm down because romance is not imminent. This phrase is actually a derivation of keep your shirt on. It is an interesting example of how phrases can adapt to obscure the origin.

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