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chill pill

[ chil pil ]

noun

  1. something that has a calming or relaxing effect.


chill pill

noun

  1. informal.
    an imaginary medicinal pill with a calming, relaxing effect

    take a chill pill

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of chill pill1

First recorded in 1980–85
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. take a chill pill, (often used imperatively) to calm down; relax:

    Stop shouting! Take a chill pill!

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Example Sentences

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Vance, Ohio Republican, said Trump opponents “need to take a chill pill.â€

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Everyone needs to take a frickin’ chill pill.

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“These phrases were akin to other commonly used sayings like ‘don’t hate the playa, hate the game,’ ‘take a chill pill,’ and ‘say it, don’t spray it.’

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“Sure hasn’t. Guess he finally decided to take a chill pill.â€

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The viral clip began with Mr Shivshankar asking "Daniel McAdams" to "just take a bit of a chill pill".

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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