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cooled one's jets

cooled one's jets is the simple past and past participle of cool one's jets.

Meaning of cool one's jets

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)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) 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

Questions about cooled one's jets

What is cooled one's jets the simple past and past participle of?
Cooled one's jets is the simple past and past participle of cool one's jets.

Words near cooled one's jets in the dictionary

  1. Coolea
  2. cooled
  3. cooled down
  4. cooled off
  5. cooled one's heels
  6. cooled one's jets
  7. cooled out
  8. coolee
  9. coolees
  10. Cooleman
  11. coolen

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