cool off

cool off

You are getting a little too angry, you need to cool off.

b) To cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper.

The metal will take about 3 hours to cool off after the molding.


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  • cool off — verb 1. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (Freq. 1) After the fight both men need to cool off. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. • Syn: ↑calm, ↑calm down, ↑chill out, ↑simmer down,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cool off — in. to calm down. □ Now, it’s all right. Cool off! □ I knew things would cool off eventually …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • cool-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from cool off, v. : a cooling off period …   Useful english dictionary

  • cool off — control your emotions, chill out, calm down    I better cool off before I talk to the kids. I m still angry …   English idioms

  • Cool Off (Yeng Constantino song) — Cool Off is the third single off Yeng Constantino s debut album, Salamat . Cool Off was written by Yeng Constantino and released as a promotional single. Music Video The video starts off Yeng and her fellow scholar and Pinoy Dream Academy 1st… …   Wikipedia

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  • Cool off — become calmer; become more reasonable …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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