英语词汇keep your shirt on的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

keep your shirt on. The stiff, starched shirts worn by American men back in the mid-19th century when this ex- pression originated weren’t made for a man to fight in. There- fore, men often removed their shirts when enraged and ready to fight, a practice that is reflected in the older British expres- sion to get one’s shirt out, “to lose one’s temper.” Keep your shirt on was a natural admonition from someone who didn’t want to fight and realized that an argument could be settled if both parties kept calm and collected. Keep your hair on and keep your back hair up are earlier related expressions for “don’t get excited.”

词汇	keep your shirt on
词源	keep your shirt on. The stiff, starched shirts worn by American men back in the mid-19th century when this ex- pression originated weren’t made for a man to fight in. There- fore, men often removed their shirts when enraged and ready to fight, a practice that is reflected in the older British expres- sion to get one’s shirt out, “to lose one’s temper.” Keep your shirt on was a natural admonition from someone who didn’t want to fight and realized that an argument could be settled if both parties kept calm and collected. Keep your hair on and keep your back hair up are earlier related expressions for “don’t get excited.”
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