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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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cool down or off
She's really mad at you now. Why don't you give her some time to cool off/down and call her later?
What's the difference between cool down and cool off?
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What's the difference between cool down and cool off?
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Cool off = become calmer Cool down = allow the body to return to its normal temperature. In your sentence, either might be used, as the second idiom can be used as a metaphor for allowing the temper to cool down.
- Cool off = become calmer Cool down = allow the body to return to its normal temperature.
- In your sentence, either might be used, as the second idiom can be used as a metaphor for allowing the temper to cool down.
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Cool off = become calmer
Cool down = allow the body to return to its normal temperature.
In your sentence, either might be used, as the second idiom can be used as a metaphor for allowing the temper to cool down.
Cool down = allow the body to return to its normal temperature.
In your sentence, either might be used, as the second idiom can be used as a metaphor for allowing the temper to cool down.
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