keep your shirt on

Example Sentences

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At this point Author Scherman, who says you must keep your shirt on if you want to understand economics, throws his hat on the ground and stamps on it.

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"In such a situation, it's advisable to keep your shirt on."

From Time Magazine Archive

Eisenhower, a friend from West Point who knew him by his middle name, frequently had to soothe him: "Now, Wayne, keep your shirt on."

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Your paternal speaker suggests that you climb every other mountain and keep your shirt on.

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"Just keep your shirt on a little longer, pard," returned the other soothingly.

From The Winning of Barbara Worth by Wright, Harold Bell