What does it mean to keep your socks on?

To remain patient and calm, especially when beginning to become angry or upset with impatience. Usually said as an imperative. Yeah, yeah, keep your socks on!
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What does socks mean in slang?

sock (plural socks) (slang) A violent blow; a punch.
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What does it mean to have your socks off?

If something knocks your socks off, you find it extremely exciting or good: I'm going to take you to a restaurant that'll knock your socks off. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Extremely good. admirable.
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What does socks on in bed mean?

Wearing socks in bed increases blood flow to feet and heat loss through the skin, which helps lower core body temperature. In turn, this helps a person get to sleep faster.
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Do you orgasm harder with socks on?

Study suggests you should wear a pair for added action between the sheets. It's no mean feat when science says socks help you orgasm. Researchers at the University of Groningen found that 80 per cent of couples reached orgasm while wearing socks.
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Why should we not wear socks at night?

Wearing socks while sleeping can increase the risk of poor hygiene. If your socks are too light, not clean or made of unbreathable fabric, it increases your chances of infection and odours. Choose socks that are made of cotton or bamboo and ensure you wear a fresh pair before going to bed.
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What does I have socks on mean?

To remain patient and calm, especially when beginning to become angry or upset with impatience. Usually said as an imperative. Yeah, yeah, keep your socks on! I'll have the report finished by the end of the day!
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What is the origin of knock your socks off?

Origin. The phrase “knock or blow someone's socks off” was initially put on record in the American South (the southern United States) in the 1940s, where this phrase referred as defeating someone in the fight.
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Where does the phrase work your socks off come from?

To knock somebody's socks off off means to surprise somebody by showing or providing them with something really impressive. The phrase was originally documented in the American South in the 1940s, where the phrase referred to beating somebody in a fight (similar to "knock his block off").
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What does sock emoji mean?

? = Sock Twitter is a smaller mini-trend used to indicate people who identify as social democrats. Socks are used because Social Democrats is often shortened to “SocDem”, pronounced as “Sock-Dem”, and hence.. socks ?.
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What does white sock mean?

Definition of white sock

: blackfly —usually used in plural.
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What does bless your cotton socks mean?

UK humorous. said about someone, especially an adult, when you are pretending that you like them. Liking. adorkable.
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What does it mean to stick your neck out for someone?

Today's Phrase

If you stick your neck out, it means you take a risk by saying or doing something that other people might not like. Examples: John stuck his neck out and told the boss what we thought of him.
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Where does the saying knocked me for six come from?

The expression knock one for six comes from the sport of cricket. In cricket, if the batsman hits the ball over the boundary without bouncing, it counts for six runs. It is the worst outcome for the bowler, who is said to have been knocked for six.
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Is knock your socks off a metaphor?

To knock one's socks off means to impress someone favorably or to surprise someone in a positive manner. This meaning of the term knock one's socks off seems to have come into use in the mid-1900s, though the idiom knock one's socks off was coined sometime in the mid-1800s.
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What does you knock me off my feet mean?

1. sweep or carry or knock off someone's feet. Overwhelm someone emotionally; infatuate someone; make a very favorable impression on someone. For example, Winning first prize knocked her off her feet, or With his little gifts and gallant behavior, he swept her off her feet, or That fine speech carried him off his feet.
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What does hang on mean idiom?

Hang-on definition

(idiomatic) To continually believe in something; to have faith in. He's got a philosophy he hangs on to. verb. 7. (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
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What does the expression pull your socks up mean?

The pull your socks up meaning encourages one to get up and achieve something, try extra hard to do it if you really have to. Get out of bed if you are in the military, get a higher score than your cricket team or even just pass that test. Put some effort in and pull your socks up.
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How many people sleep with socks on?

An extensive study by the National Sleep Foundation found that only 16% of Americans wore socks to bed.
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What does without socks mean?

Lacking socks; hence, without protection or covering: said of the feet.
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Is it healthy to sleep naked?

If sleeping naked helps you receive the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep each night, then it's worth trying. Research suggests that sleeping naked may potentially positively impact reproductive health, connection with a partner, and self-esteem.
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Should you sleep with a bra on?

There's nothing wrong with wearing a bra while you sleep if that's what you're comfortable with. Sleeping in a bra will not make a girl's breasts perkier or prevent them from getting saggy. And it will not stop breasts from growing or cause breast cancer.
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Why do guys wear socks in bed?

There's also a relatively simple biological explanation, too: The intensity of orgasms are dependent on blood circulation to the vaginal area and erections are also dependent on blood flow. Wearing socks increases blood circulation. Hence, socks make for better orgasms.
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What's the meaning of Dressed to the nines?

If you say that someone is dressed up to the nines or dressed to the nines, you mean that they are wearing very smart or elegant clothes.
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What does the phrase make no bones about it mean?

Definition of make no bones about

: to be very sure and definite about (something) Make no bones about the seriousness of the matter. He made no bones about his plans to cut expenses. Make no bones about it—we will win.
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