kept it in one's pants
Exercised sexual restraint
To keep it in one's pants is to restrain sexual urges or refrain from pursuing sexual activity, typically directed at men as advice or criticism: He couldn't keep it in his pants and now he's paying child support.
The phrase is usually negative—either an admonishment or an observation about someone's failure to exercise restraint.
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- sexual restraintLimiting carnal behavior
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
self control · impulse control · temperance · abstinence · discretion · willpower · cold shower · boundaries · self-regulation · euphemism · composure · zipper · decorum · civility · mixed company · colloquialism · moderation · monogamy
kept it in one's pantscheated
Acted dishonestly to win
had an affair · slept around · strayed · hooked up · fooled around
kept it in one's pantsexposed oneself
Showed genitals publicly
crossed the line · made a scene · let it all hang out · flashed · overstepped