cool out
1. To become calmer. Don't talk to your mother like that! Go to your room and cool out! I'm sorry for my outburst—I just need some time to cool out. I was really angry, so I had to just take a second and cool out before I did anything rash.
2. To cause someone to become calmer. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cool" and "out." If you insist on talking to your mother that way, I think a punishment is the only thing that will cool you out. That break seemed to cool him out—he's no longer yelling at the staff. All right, if you boys insist on not listening to a word I say, maybe a time-out will cool you out.
cooled out
slang Calm and composed. Because Alice loves performing, she's always cooled out before taking the stage. Practicing meditation has helped me to remain cooled out in times of trouble. Call Drew—he's always cooled out about stuff like this. He'll help us for sure.
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cool someone out
Sl. to calm someone; to appease someone. Cool yourselves out, you people. We gotta be sensible. The manager appeared and tried to cool out everybody, but that was a waste of time.
cooled out
Sl. calm; unabashed. Ted is a really cooled out kind of guy. When she's cooled out, she's great.
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