cool off

Definitions

1. 1

   To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper.

   • You are getting a little too angry; you need to cool off.
   • The metal will take about three hours to cool off after the molding.
2. 2

   To cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper.

   • At first he was very angry, but his friends managed to cool him off.
3. 3

   To lose interest or enthusiasm [with on].

   • While talking about freight, I must express my regret that the Government seem to be cooling off on the Channel Tunnel.
   • The YouGov research – contrary to other polls – also suggested Brits have cooled off on the idea of Thatcher's flagship "right to buy" policy
   • But, by Lieb’s account, the scheming for Ruth’s endorsement collapsed when the Black Sox scandal erupted, and the Harding men “cooled off on the whole subject.”
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   1. 4

      To be imprisoned.

      • He's cooling off in the state pen.
   2. 5

      To kill (someone).

   3. 6

      To wait for a furor to die down

      To wait for a furor to die down; to hide during a police manhunt.

      • After doing the job, he went to the safehouse to cool off.

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