Verb: cool it
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
"After the fight both men need to cool it.";
- calm, calm down, cool off, chill out [informal], simmer down [informal], settle down, wind down, take a chill pill [informal], take it easy [informal]
Derived forms: cooled it, cools it, cooling it
Type of: change state, turn
Encyclopedia: Cool it