Id | ESLPod_0661_WE_0996 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 661 |
Episode Title | Demanding an Apology |
Phrase | chill out |
Text | Chill out, in this podcast, is an informal phrase used to tell someone to relax or calm down: "Chill out! It's just a test, and in a few years no one will care what grade you got." The phrase "to take a chill pill" has the same meaning: "Yes, you got a bad haircut, but take a chill pill! It will grow back." The verb "to chill" means to make something colder: "Please chill the bottle of wine before dinner." The phrase "chilled to the bone" means extremely cold: "After skiing all day in a light jacket, Mimi was chilled to the bone." Finally, the phrase "to chill (one's) blood" means to scare or frighten someone very badly: "Lawson thought he saw a ghost and it chilled his blood." |
Topics | Relationships + Family |
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