HyperDic: simmer_down

English > 1 sense of the expression simmer down:
VERBemotionsimmer down, calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, settle down, cool itbecome quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
English > simmer down: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
MeaningBecome quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonymscalm, calm down, cool off, chill out, settle down, cool it
Broaderchange state, turnUndergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Spanishcalmarse
Catalancalmar-se, calmar

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