Keep (one's) socks on informal verb phrase
To be patient and calm, especially when becoming irritated or annoyed due to impatience.
Try and keep your socks on! Everything will be all right in a few minutes.
Keep your socks on. You shouldn't get so excited about such a small problem.
A: Hey! Get off my computer! B: Keep your socks on. I have not touched it.
Used to advise somebody to calm down
Used to describe someone kind, calm and pleasant
To stay calm in a difficult situation and react to unexpected things quickly
Used to imply that if someone is impatient or acts with great haste, they may not achieve their goals.
The verb "keep" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Try to avoid to change something because doing something else could make things worse
I could have changed my answer, but I decided to leave well enough alone.