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

When a lagging area of the market heats up and a hot area cools off, it can signal a sector rotation.

From The Wall Street Journal

While me and Aunt Kitty had cooled off from our disagreement about my daddy, I did not want to push my luck by staying in her company for too many hours at a time.

From Literature

Until geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela cool off, moves in oil will likely be brief, sharp, and sporadic as investors respond to the day’s news.

From Barron's

Business owners have been reluctant to borrow amid high rates, economic uncertainty and tight lending standards, and have cooled off on hiring new workers.

From MarketWatch

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

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