cool off

Idioms  

1. see cool down .

2. 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.”

3. 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.

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Example Sentences

DJT is just one of the many meme stocks to get hit hard in recent weeks while speculative fervor has cooled off.

From The Wall Street Journal

Big picture: The jobs market has cooled off and even turned chilly after several years of rapid hiring following the pandemic.

From MarketWatch

Many PC laptops still have fans to cool off internal components.

From The Wall Street Journal

Edmonton cooled off a Golden Knights team that had won four games in a row and eight of nine.

From Washington Times

Since that hot start to the spring, the 33-year-old has cooled off dramatically.

From Los Angeles Times

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