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AE 1173 - Expression: Keep Your Shirt On

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Keep Your Shirt On

Keep your shirt on is an American term that most probably stems from the fact that at the time, most men only owned one or maybe two shirts before taking part in an altercation. So if someone walks up to you and says, keep your shirt on, it means don't lose your temper. It was first used in the mid-1800s. And it's really interesting. I looked up the definition of this expression and again, we ended up on grammarist.com.

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