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pants

pants /ˈpænts/ noun
pants
/ˈpænts/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PANTS
[plural]
chiefly US : a piece of clothing that covers your body from the waist to the ankle and has a separate part for each leg
sometimes used in the singular form pant especially before another noun and in clothing catalogs
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British : underpants 1

ants in your pants

see ant

by the seat of your pants

see 1seat

keep your pants on

US, informal
used to tell someone to be patient

the pants off

informal
used for emphasis after words like charm, scare, frighten, bore, and beat

wear the pants

see 1wear

with your pants down

US, informal
: in an embarrassing or unprepared position