Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To cause to become less agitated.
- 0 Views
“
Dave was kicking and screaming, so I had to cool him down with some mellow music.
Submitted on August 09, 2009
More phrases:
- crack down on
- drag out
- go off
- play around
- square away
- start up
- take down
- take off
- throw a fit
- be my guest
- behind closed doors
- bend over backwards
- bright line
- buy time
- by heart
- by hook or by crook
- dig deep
- fall off a truck
- fly off the handle
- food chain
- for the hell of it
- from cover to cover
- from the word go
- get one's act together
- go for it
- go out on a limb
- gray area
- heart to heart
- in black and white
- in detail
- in touch
- is the pope catholic
- kindred soul
- lemon law
- lie through one's teeth
- middle of nowhere
- move heaven and earth
- nail biter
- no biggie
- no holds barred
- not in kansas anymore
- nugget of truth
- on one's toes
- on steroids
- on the pill
- one another
- out of gas
- out of order
- out of this world
- pardon my french
- play one's cards right
- price on one's head
- pull one's head in
- put down roots
- quick-and-dirty
- rock bottom
- rock the boat
- sack out
- set one's cap at
- shotgun approach
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In