chill pill
Imaginary anxiety remedy
A chill pill is an imaginary medication for calming down, used to tell someone they're overreacting: Take a chill pill.
The expression emerged in the 1980s and sounds dated now, though it persists in ironic or playful contexts.
The idea is that anxiety or agitation could be fixed with a simple pill.
- calm downBecome less agitated
- relaxBecome less tense
- breatherBrief period of rest
- easy does itUrging patience and care
- take it easyAdvice to relax
cool your jets · simmer down · keep your cool · lighten up · don't sweat it · composure · Xanax · tranquility · calmness · mellow out · wind down · cool off · no worries · let it go · self-control · settle down · count to ten · stress relief
chill pillstimulant
Alertness-boosting drug
upper · pep pill · adrenaline rush · speed · wake-up call
chill pillfreak out
React with extreme alarm
panic attack · meltdown · conniption fit · hissy fit · losing one's cool
chill pillagitator
One who foments discord
provocation · call to action · rallying cry · battle cry · incitement
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