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Julia Huong
2022-02-11 04:02
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.
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It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.
