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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Ben is chilling out too much though faced with the papers due tomorrow.
Is "chill out" unnatural? Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Is "chill out" unnatural? It is a native idiom, but your context does not tell us enough about Ben's behaviour to judge whether it is appropriate there.

  • Anonymous Is "chill out" unnatural?
  • It is a native idiom, but your context does not tell us enough about Ben's behaviour to judge whether it is appropriate there.
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AnonymousIs "chill out" unnatural?
It is a native idiom, but your context does not tell us enough about Ben's behaviour to judge whether it is appropriate there.
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Is it appropriate in the context of delaying work?
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AnonymousIs it appropriate in the context of delaying work?
I don't think so; it means 'relaxing after making a strong effort or a lot of excitement'.

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