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calm down Expression

— To calm down is to go from bad feelings (anger, frustration, anxiety, or fear) to neutral or good feelings. The little boy began crying when the airplane started flying, but he calmed down after a few minutes.

calm down

— verb (= calm, cool off, settle down) become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation After the fight both men need to cool off. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. — verb (= calm, quiet, still) make calm or still quiet the dragons of worry and fear — verb (= lull) become quiet or less intensive the fighting lulled for a moment

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