Idioms for cool

Origin of cool

before 1000; Middle English cole, Old English cōl; cognate with Middle Low German kōl, Old High German kuoli (German kuhl). See cold, chill

synonym study for cool

1. See cold. 5. See calm.

OTHER WORDS FROM cool

British Dictionary definitions for cool off

See also cool out

Derived forms of cool

Word Origin for cool

Old English cōl; related to Old Norse kōlna, Old High German kuoli; see cold, chill

Idioms and Phrases with cool off (1 of 2)

cool off

1

see cool down.

2

Also, cool down or out. Calm down, become less ardent, angry, or agitated, as in We can't discuss it until you've cooled off. The verb cool alone has been used in this sense since approximately a.d. 1000; off and down were added in the late 1800s, and Davy Crockett's Almanac (1836) had: “Resting a while, just long enough to cool out a little.”

3

Also, cool out. Kill someone, as in They threatened to cool off his brother. [Slang; first half of 1800s] Also see cool out, def. 2.

Idioms and Phrases with cool off (2 of 2)

cool