keeping one's pants on
Maintaining composure patiently
Keeping one's pants on means staying calm and patient, especially when someone is rushing or agitated: Keep your pants on, I'll be ready in five minutes.
The phrase implies the other person is so impatient they might be undressing prematurely—whether to leave the house or get into bed.
Sometimes shortened to pants on as a command.
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- composureEmotional self-control
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- restraintControl over impulses
- holding one's horsesWaiting before proceeding
slow your roll · temperance · etiquette · holding back · biting one's tongue · discretion · civility · respectability · prudence · tactfulness · chastity · waiting · decorousness · moderation · playing it safe · politeness · appropriateness · emotional intelligence
keeping one's pants onlosing one's cool
Abandoning emotional composure
flying off the handle · freaking out · going berserk · going ballistic · flipping out
keeping one's pants onhooking up
Casual sexual encounter
sleeping around · getting undressed · stripping · disrobing · letting loose