cool one's jets

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cool one's jets

verb cools one's jets · cooling one's jets · cooled one's jets

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.
Similar: calm down, chill, chill out, cool off, pull in one's horns, settle down, slow one's roll

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@misc{cool_one_s_jets_2026,
  title = {cool one's jets},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cool%20one's%20jets},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}