| Idiom | Keep Your Shirt on |
|---|---|
| Example | The referee saw the two players shouting at each other and told them to keep their shirts on. |
| Meaning | to remain cool; to not become angry; to be patient |
| Origin | In the mid-1800s, when this saying first came into use, a man who was going to get into a fistfight with someone often took his shirt off. It wasn't easy to fight in a stiff, starched shirt, and if you took it off, it wouldn't get wrinkled, dirty, or bloody. |
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