http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoolDownOrOff/ggjzg/post.htm#533296Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:50:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:533296New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoolDownOrOff/ggjzg/post.htm#533296http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-533296.xmlThanks Feebs, so Cool off is equal to CALM down?<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoolDownOrOff/ggjzc/post.htm#533292Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:45:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:533292Feebs111http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoolDownOrOff/ggjzc/post.htm#533292http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-533292.xmlCool off = become calmer</p><p>Cool down = allow the body to return to its normal temperature.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In your sentence, either might be used, as the second idiom can be used as a metaphor for allowing the temper to cool down.&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoolDownOrOff/ggjvn/post.htmFri, 27 Jun 2008 11:10:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:533286New2grammar2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoolDownOrOff/ggjvn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-533286.xmlShe&#39;s really mad at you now. Why don&#39;t you give her some time to cool off/down and call her later?<br /><br />What&#39;s the difference between cool down and cool off?<br />Thanks<div style="clear:both;"></div>