Phrasal Verb: Calm Down
to become less angry
Examples
- Calm down, please.
Key rules
- Calm down means become less angry, upset or nervous
- It is separable when it means calm someone else: calm the baby down
- With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: calm her down
- It is often used in commands: Calm down!
Common mistakes
- Calm her up → Calm her down
💡 Tip: "Calm down" is a common request in arguments and emergencies.