Put the chill on (someone or something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "put the chill on (someone or something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Maeve Y Pham calendar 2021-08-18 12:08

Meaning of Put the chill on (someone or something)

Synonyms:

put the freeze on someone

Put the chill on (someone or something) verb phrase

To stop, delay or diminish something

Lockdown can temporarily put the chill on the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.

The boiling hot weather can put the chill on our journey.

  To ignore or end social contact with someone; to separate someone from others

I don't know why she has put the chill on me for a long time.

She was a bit snooty, so we all put the chill on her.

Other phrases about:

Long Pole in the Tent
somebody or something that causes delay in a project or a task that takes a long period of time to finish
be like talking to a brick wall
used when the person you are talking to does not pay attention to you, you are completely ignored.
keep/hold (yourself) aloofremain/stand aloof
to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
drop everything

To stop doing one's current activity

string out

1. To stretch or lengthen something, usually a string or cord of some type

2. To extend, postpone, or make longer than it usually would

Grammar and Usage of Put the chill on (someone or something)

Verb Forms

  • put the chill on
  • puts the chill on
  • putting the chill on

The verb "put" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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