Idiom
keep one's knickers on
Meaning
To stay calm; to not get flustered or angry.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Keep your knickers on, we have plenty of time.”
“The train is only five minutes late, so keep your knickers on and wait patiently.”
“Although the sudden change in the schedule caused widespread panic, the manager urged the team to keep their knickers on while he found a solution.”
Examples
simple
“Keep your knickers on, we have plenty of time.”
contextual
“The train is only five minutes late, so keep your knickers on and wait patiently.”
complex
“Although the sudden change in the schedule caused widespread panic, the manager urged the team to keep their knickers on while he found a solution.”
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