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Maeve Y Pham
2021-08-18 12:08
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.
To stop doing one's current activity
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
The verb "put" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
