mellow out

Idioms and Phrases

Become genial or pleasant, calm down, relax, as in The teacher mellowed out when they explained what had happened . This expression uses mellow in the sense of “ripening,” with the connotation of softness and sweetness. [ Slang ; late 1900s]

Example Sentences

After the accident [at the end of Season 2] to try to mellow out a bit seemed like a good choice.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• acquiesce
• capitulate
• cave in
• come around
• comply
• ease off
• give in
• give up
• let go
• quit
• relax
• slacken
• soften
• subside