keep your shirt on
Example Sentences
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Eisenhower, a friend from West Point who knew him by his middle name, frequently had to soothe him: "Now, Wayne, keep your shirt on."
From Time Magazine Archive
"In such a situation, it's advisable to keep your shirt on."
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Your paternal speaker suggests that you climb every other mountain and keep your shirt on.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Better keep your shirt on until we have filled the cask," advised White, at the same time stepping overboard in the shallows at the mouth of the stream without removing any of his clothing.
From Under the Great Bear by Munroe, Kirk
