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(calm down) To become calm

Die down; let up

Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of

Past tense for to relax, to exert less effort

Past tense for to recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat

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(calm down) To become calm

Verb

Die down; let up

become merciful

admit something

agree to something

allow something

concede something

do an about-turn

change one's mind

give some slack

change your mind

take a softer line

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

raise the white flag

show the white flag

wave the white flag

lay down your arms

put up white flag

give up the struggle

throw in your hand

give yourself up

lay down one's arms

resign yourself

give oneself up

throw up one's hands

throw up the sponge

eat one's words

be overwhelmed by

be conquered by

show white flag

give oneself over

act in accordance with

come off second-best

hoist the white flag

bow to something

give away the store

be taken to cleaners

meet one's Waterloo

be outdistanced

do an about-face

have second thoughts

break your promise

break one's word

be converted to

be persuaded by

roll over and play dead

give carte blanche

give something the nod

give the green light

give the go-ahead

make concessions

admit you were wrong

give the green light to

fall apart at the seams

give the thumbs up to

give the go-ahead to

give permission for

sing a different song

admit that one is wrong

retract one's words

bring to an end

come apart at the seams

do a volte-face

change one's attitude

change one's plans

change your decision

give one's permission

give one's stamp of approval to

give one's leave

pass into enemy hands

be destroyed by

be a casualty to

be vanquished by

be overthrown by

lose one's position to

pass into the hands of

have no fight left

withdraw from agreement or statement

do as you are told

do what is expected

do one's bidding

play it by the book

do what one is told

play second fiddle

give one's blessing to

give one's approval to

give the nod to

give one's consent to

give one's assent to

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Verb

Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of

tranquillize^UK

make peace with

impose peace upon

restore harmony to

bury the hatchet

clear the air with

smooth someone's ruffled feathers

kiss and make up

take the edge off

take the sting out

anaesthetize^UK

patch things up

pour oil on troubled waters

bring comfort to

take the bite out

tranquillise^UK

take the sting out of

come to terms with

make matters up

render insensible

make less sensitive

monkey around with

take the bite out of

make reasonable

accede to somebody's demands

reduce something

administer opiates to

administer narcotics to

administer drugs to

make less uptight

put under sedation

give a sedative to

make less tense

make more appealing

demilitarise^UK

demilitarize^US

regain one's composure

restrain oneself

get hold of oneself

compose oneself

control oneself

pull in one's horns

give condolences to

commiserate with

make one feel at ease

give sympathy to

sympathize with

reduce the force of

run interference for

keep under control

settle your nerves

administer a tranquillizer to

administer a sedative to

settle something's nerves

give respite to

settle one's nerves

undermine someone's resistance

win the affection of

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Past tense for to relax, to exert less effort

stretched oneself

draped oneself over

lay spread-eagle

draped yourself

stretched oneself out

frittered away time

twiddled your thumbs

put your feet up

whiled away the time

slouched around

idled away time

passed the time

twiddled thumbs

idled away the hours

sat on one's hands

whiled away hours

not lifted a finger

kicked your heels

lain spread-eagle

toasted yourself

warmed yourself

toasted oneself

frittered time away

made yourself at home

whiled away the hours

twiddled one's thumbs

sat back and do nothing

kicked one's heels

did nothing in particular

done nothing in particular

taken your ease

taken things easy

took things easy

took a breather

taken a breather

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“He tried to sit up but the aches in his body made him lie back flat on the bed.”

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Past tense for to recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat

let it all hang out

put one's feet up

caught one's breath

made oneself at home

composed oneself

collected oneself

took a breather

took a load off

taken a breather

taken a load off

put your feet up

let yourself go

let your hair down

made yourself at home

snatched forty winks

stopped for a breath

entertained oneself

refreshed yourself

enjoyed oneself

had forty winks

refreshed oneself

taken your ease

made less tense

took one's time

taken one's time

gotten some shut-eye

taken life easy

got some shut-eye

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