Question

in_the_loop_354 to stay calm or be patient when someone wants to hurry Synonym: keep (one’s) shirt onAntonyms: shake a leg; step on it

Accepted Answer

HOLD (ONE’S) HORSES The children were ready to go, but their father was not. They kept bothering him until he told them to hold their horses.Now just hold your horses. I know you’re in a hurry, but you can’t go outside without your coat on in this chilly weather. The expression is generally used in the imperative. It is used by an adult to children, a superior to an inferior or between two equals on friendly or intimate terms.

Id	in_the_loop_354
Idiom	HOLD (ONE’S) HORSES
Definition	to stay calm or be patient when someone wants to hurry
Examples	The children were ready to go, but their father was not. They kept bothering him until he told them to hold their horses. Now just hold your horses. I know you’re in a hurry, but you can’t go outside without your coat on in this chilly weather.
Cross-Refs	Synonym: keep (one’s) shirt on Antonyms: shake a leg; step on it
Extra Info	The expression is generally used in the imperative. It is used by an adult to children, a superior to an inferior or between two equals on friendly or intimate terms.

Hold Horses One’s Loop Stay Calm Patient Hurry