cool it
Idioms-
Calm down, relax, as in John was beginning to seethe, but I told him to cool it . [ Slang ; c. 1950]
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Stop what one is doing, especially stop talking or behaving conspicuously, as in We'd be wise to cool it until the scandal blows over . It is also used as an imperative, as in Cool it! We'll be in trouble if anyone hears you . [ Slang ; c. 1950]
Example Sentences
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Without the water to cool it, the reactor would quickly grow so hot that it would melt.
From Literature
“I think how cool it would have been,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
To create this structure, the researchers heated a metastable form of sodium hydridoborate until it began to crystallize, then cooled it rapidly to lock the structure in place.
From Science Daily
“We firmly believe that they should cool it, pull back, because if they do, so will California.”
From Los Angeles Times
The city doesn’t need a multibillion-dollar ad campaign to let the world know how cool it is or make it believe in itself.
From Los Angeles Times
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