cool it
Stop getting heated
Cool it is an imperative telling someone to calm down, stop being aggressive, or ease off whatever they're doing: Cool it, you two—this isn't worth fighting over.
The phrase suggests lowering emotional temperature.
It can also mean to wait or be patient: Just cool it for a minute while I figure this out.
Become less tense
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- settle downBecome calm or established
- simmer downBecome less agitated
- ease upBecome less intense
back off · unwind · decompress · mellow out · loosen up · de-escalate · defuse · dial back
Ability to restrain impulses
- patienceCalm during delays
- composureEmotional self-control
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- moderationAvoidance of excess
hold back · bite your tongue · temper · check yourself · curb · lay off · ease off · back down
relax
Become less tense
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- settle downBecome calm or established
- simmer downBecome less agitated
ease up · back off · unwind · decompress · mellow out · loosen up · de-escalate · defuse · dial back · tone down
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- patienceCalm during delays
- composureEmotional self-control
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
moderation · hold back · bite your tongue · temper · check yourself · curb · lay off · ease off · back down · stand down
- calming downcalmed, relaxed, settled, mellowed, soothed
- calming phrasesstay calm, calm down, relax, breathe, chill
- temperature idiomscold shoulder, hot head, in hot water, cold feet, hot under the collar
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- fighting wordsfight me, square up, throw hands, step outside, lets go
- scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand
cool itfreak out
React with extreme alarm
flip out · go ballistic · go crazy · lose it · fly off the handle
cool itgo for it
Encouragement to attempt
do it · keep going · don't stop · go ahead · carry on
cool itstep on it
Urging someone to hurry
get moving · hurry up · speed up · pick up the pace · get going