keep your pants on

keep your pants on
   (of a male)
   not to be promiscuous
   Also as keep your pants zipped:
    'Have you found someone else?' he asked. 'Nope, I've kept my pants on.' (Grisham, 1998)
    But playing around like that... Can't keep his pants zipped. (Clancy, 1991)

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  • Keep your pants on! — Go to Keep your shirt on! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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  • ants in your pants —    If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can t keep still.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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