cool down

Idioms  

1. Also, cool off.

2. Effect a lower temperature, especially of the body following vigorous exercise. For example, After a race the coach makes the entire team do stretches to cool down , or Let's take a dip to cool off . These phrases date from a.d. 1000 with reference to the weather or cooking (as in First let the eggs cool off ). The first gained renewed currency with the exercise boom of the late 1900s.

3. See cool off , def. 2.

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Example Sentences

"It is remarkable that quantum analog simulators based on ultracold atoms can now be cooled down to temperatures where intricate quantum collective phenomena show up," says Georges.

From Science Daily

Treasury yields ended a turbulent week little changed, as U.S.-EU tensions cooled down and the American consumer remained resilient.

From The Wall Street Journal

Top players spoke of temperatures that "zap you" and used bags of ice to try and cool down in brutal heat touching 40C at the Australian Open on Saturday.

From Barron's

Mist tunnels, water machines and sun umbrellas helped cool down spectators at Melbourne Park.

From BBC

“Instead of buying hand over fist, China may cool down a little bit,” said Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at OPIS, which, like The Wall Street Journal, is owned by Dow Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal

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