take a chill pill

take a chill pill

To calm down; to stop being angry, anxious, fearful, etc. Usually used as an imperative. Take a chill pill, will you? Panicking about being late won't make me drive any faster. I sent the student to the principal's office after she told me to take a chill pill.

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take a chill pill

tv. to calm down; to relax. (see also chill (out).) The police officer told Jim to take a chill pill and answer the questions.

See also: chill, pill, take

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

take a chill pill

To calm down; relax.

See also: chill, pill, take

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.