cool one's jets
cool one's jets verb: to become less excited, intense, or active; to exercise self-restraint.
Verb
cool one's jets (third-person singular simple present cools one's jets, present participle cooling one's jets, simple past and past participle cooled one's jets)
- To become less excited, intense, or active; to exercise self-restraint.
- Star Wars fans who positively can't cool their jets until the 19 May opening of Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace need wait no longer than until early May.1999 April 7, Joyce Slaton, “Phantom Menace Book Tells All”, in Wired
- Belle's boyfriend Jesse (Henry Simmons) is left to cool his jets while his woman bangs around the New York area.2004 October 6, Kirk Honeycutt, “Taxi (film review)”, in The Hollywood Reporter
- Synonyms:
- calm down, chill, chill out, cool off, pull in one's horns, settle down, slow one's roll
Synonyms of cool one's jets
Forms of cool one's jets
| third-person singular present | cools one's jets |
|---|---|
| present participle | cooling one's jets |
| past participle | cooled one's jets |
| past | cooled one's jets |
Questions about cool one's jets
- What does cool one's jets mean?
- Cool one's jets means to become less excited, intense, or active; to exercise self-restraint.
- What part of speech is cool one's jets?
- Cool one's jets is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cool one's jets?
- The past tense of cool one's jets is cooled one's jets.
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