cool off
Idioms-
see cool down .
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Also, . Calm down, become less ardent, angry, or agitated, as in We can't discuss it until you've cooled off . The verb cool alone has been used in this sense since approximately a.d. 1000; off and down were added in the late 1800s, and Davy Crockett's Almanac (1836) had: “Resting a while, just long enough to cool out a little.”
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Also, cool out . Kill someone, as in They threatened to cool off his brother . [ Slang ; first half of 1800s] Also see cool out , def. 2.
Example Sentences
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“In theory we should let this sit and cool off first, but I don’t think we’re wrong to taste test them now, don’t you agree?”
From Literature
The RBA has already acted to cool off inflation with interest rate increases in February and March, saying it will do what is needed to get it lower.
Crews have since been working to cool off hotspots.
From BBC
Crews were working to cool off hotspots in the stonework and assist structural engineers in assessing the stability of the remaining building.
From BBC
The labor market also cooled off and U.S. employment barely rose.
From MarketWatch
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