keep one's knickers on in English

Audio: En-au-keep one's knickers on.ogg

[Australia] Forms: keeps one's knickers on [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's knickers on [participle, present], kept one's knickers on [participle, past], kept one's knickers on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's knickers on}} keep one's knickers on (third-person singular simple present keeps one's knickers on, present participle keeping one's knickers on, simple past and past participle kept one's knickers on)

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    {
      "form": "kept one's knickers on",
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        "(idiomatic, slang, chiefly imperative) To stay calm; to not get flustered or angry."
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        {
          "word": "get one's knickers in a twist"
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        {
          "word": "keep one's hair on"
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          "word": "keep one's pants on"
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    {
      "form": "keeps one's knickers on",
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        "third-person"
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept one's knickers on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "word": "keep one's pants on"
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"keep one's knickers on" meaning in English

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