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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



... how you feel, old dear," said Motty consolingly. "And, if my principles would permit it, I would simmer down for your sake. But duty first! This is the first time I've been let out alone, and I mean to make the most of it. We're only young once. Why interfere with life's morning? Young man, rejoice in ...
— My Man Jeeves • P. G. Wodehouse

... 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

... past baby days and resented baby treatment. The other teachers also had their hands full. Consequently the south wing was left entirely to Miss Stetson's supervision, and the south wing was a pretty sizable building and naturally under existing circumstances, it did not simmer down as promptly as under ordinary conditions. Miss Stetson was compelled to go from ...
— A Dixie School Girl • Gabrielle E. Jackson

... 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

... Alexander shook his head. "Simmer down," he said, as he seated himself at the head of the table. "There's going to be no selling. The Lani are too valuable for that. We'll need them more than the money they'd bring on the market. You see—I've acquired a planet out on the periphery. ...
— The Lani People • J. F. Bone



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