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cools one's jets

cools one's jets is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Cools one's jets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cool one's jets.

Words near cools one's jets in the dictionary

  1. coolrooms
  2. cools
  3. cools down
  4. cools off
  5. cools one's heels
  6. cools one's jets
  7. cools out
  8. coolship
  9. coolships
  10. coolsome
  11. coolspeak

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