chill (redirected from chilling blood)

*chilled to the bone

Fig. very cold. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I got chilled to the bone in that snowstorm. The children were chilled to the bone from their swim in the ocean.

See also: bone

chill someone's action

Sl. to squelch someone; to prevent someone from accomplishing something. Freddie is trying to chill my action, and he'd better stop and leave me alone.

See also: action

chill out and cool out

Sl. to calm down. Before we can debate this matter, you're all gonna have to chill out. So sit down and stop bickering. Everybody cooled out after the emergency, and everything was fine.

See also: out

put the chill on someone and put the freeze on someone

Sl. to ignore someone; to end social contact with someone. Max put the chill on the guys who threatened him. Max put the freeze on Lefty.

See also: put

take the chill off (of) (a place)

to do something that warms a place up slightly. Let's build a fire and take the chill off this place. I turned up the heat to take the chill off of the apartment.

See also: take

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be chilled to the bone/marrow

to be very cold After an hour standing at the bus stop I was chilled to the bone.

See also: bone

be chilled/frozen to the marrow  (British & Australian)

to be extremely cold

Usage notes: Marrow is the soft material in the middle of your bones.

After an hour on the mountain, we were chilled to the marrow.

See chill to the bone, be chilled to the bone

See also: marrow

chill somebody to the bone/marrow

to make someone feel very frightened The sound of scraping at the window chilled me to the bone.

See also: bone

send chills down/up somebody's spine

to make someone feel very frightened Just thinking about walking back through the dark streets sent chills down her spine.

See also: send, spine

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chill out (slang)

to relax I like to come home from work, have dinner, chill out for a little bit, and then go to bed.

Usage notes: often said to someone who is too excited or upset: I was worried about the kids, and he told me I should just chill out.

See also: out