chills out
Takes it easy
Chills out is the third-person singular form of the phrasal verb chill out, meaning to relax or calm down.
Someone who chills out lets go of stress or stops being agitated: She chills out by watching reality TV after work.
It can also describe becoming less intense or confrontational: He usually chills out after he's had something to eat.
The phrase emerged from slang in the 1980s and remains casual in register.
- coolCalm or fashionable
- takes it easyRemains calm, unhurried
- kicks backRests in leisure
- meditationFocused attention practice
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
serenity · decompresses · tranquility · stillness · contentment · cup of tea · reading · lounges · calmness · deep breathing · peace · mindfulness · quiet time · ease · comfort zone · naps · stargazing · unwinds
- breaksbreak, crack, pause, fracture, shatter
- settling downmarriage, marries, homeownership, buying a house, starting a family
chills outfreaks out
Reacts with extreme alarm
panics · stresses out · loses it · flips out · worries
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