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simmer down

1. Lit. to decrease in intensity. (As boiling dies down when the heat is lowered or removed.) The hectic activity of the day finally simmered down. When things simmer down in the fall, this is a much nicer place.

2. Fig. [for someone] to become calm or less agitated. I wish you would simmer down. Please simmer down, you guys!

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simmer down (redirected from simmer)

simmer down
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