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Definition

To stay calm; to be patient; to calm down.

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In Context

  • "All right, all right, just keep your hair on, mate."
  • "“Oh, nothing, nothing!” “Yes, there’s something. I mean to know!” “Keep your hair on; it’s nothing.” “Out with it!” cried Addie, scarlet with rage. And he flew at Jaap’s throat."
  • "1965 [Chatto & Windus], Margery Allingham, The Mind Readers, 2016, Penguin Random House (Vintage), page 138, ‘Keep your hair on, I don't see any crime. […] ’"
  • "“Sorry old chap—keep your hair on—but surely you knew just about everyone was siphoning off the odd bit, here and there?”"
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