simmer down
Ease your temper
Simmer down means to calm down or become less agitated.
The phrase comes from cooking—when liquid simmers, it's just below boiling, so to simmer down is to reduce from a boil to a gentler state.
Simmer down, everyone—let's discuss this calmly.
Often used as a mild command to someone who's getting worked up.
- chill outBecome calm and relaxed
- cool your jetsCommand to calm oneself
- cool itCommand to calm down
- hold your horsesRequest for patience
- relaxBecome less tense
slow your roll · compose · count to ten · mellow out · keep your cool · defuse · unwind · pacify · soothe · placate · appease · take it easy · take a breather · temper · de-stress · let it go · allay · ease
- temperature idiomscold shoulder, hot head, in hot water, cold feet, hot under the collar
- cooking termsbaste, baking, blanch, braise, roasting
- calming downcalmed, relaxed, chilled, settled, mellowed
- calming phrasesstay calm, relax, keep your cool, take it easy, easy does it
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- relaxrelax, chill, unwind, mellow out, decompress
emotional intensity
simmer downblow up
Violently burst apart
fly off the handle · lose one's temper · boil over · freak out · flare up
behavioral escalation
simmer downescalate
Increase in severity
intensify · act up · stir up trouble · fan the flames · make a scene