calm down

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verb compose oneself

verb. calm

verb. take a break; abate

verb. take a break; abate

1510s, from calm (adj.) + -ness.

"Look here, you'd better have a smoke and calm down, young man," he said.

Can't we make a landin' somewhere, and wait for un to calm down?

The babel of voices seemed to calm down as men withdrew from the room.

James Welton, however, could not calm down his feelings so easily.

The animal, which was more frightened than vicious, began to calm down.

It took a while before she could calm down enough to listen to Jason's words.

Then, too, the gale had spent its fury and began gradually to calm down.

Besides, I dare say the young thing will calm down of her own accord.

And then, at the same time as my own, I must calm down this child's over-exited nerves.

Whenever Mrs. Martin did that, Teddy knew he must calm down.