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Simmer down   /sˈɪmər daʊn/   Listen
Simmer down

verb
1.
Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.  Synonyms: calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down.  "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."






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"Simmer down" Quotes from Famous Books



... up to the Bar Cross wagon, as I intended, till things simmer down. The Las Uvas warriors seldom ever bother the Bar Cross Range. My horse is hitched up the street. How'd you like to go along with me, stranger? You and me would make ...
— The Desire of the Moth; and The Come On • Eugene Manlove Rhodes

... use made of any article under the sun, the reasons for its extensive use simmer down to three; First, the article must be something that practically everybody needs; Second, the marketers of the article must spend a lot of money in advertising the article and making the public think it wants ...
— The Torch Bearer - A Look Forward and Back at the Woman's Journal, the Organ of the - Woman's Movement • Agnes E. Ryan

... into a fight, Don?" his father asked. "Think the guy'd give you a couple hours to simmer down? So you could maybe shoot ...
— The Best Made Plans • Everett B. Cole



Words linked to "Simmer down" :   turn, change state



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