take the chill off
take the chill off (of) (something or some place)
To make something or some place a little less cold; to warm something or some place up to a more bearable temperature. In the wintertime, I always let my car run idle in the driveway while I get ready for work to take the chill off a little bit before I get in. The boss offered to bring in a few space heaters to take the chill off the office while the central heating was being repaired. I find that lighting candles can be a very affordable—and romantic!—way to take the chill off of a room.
See also: chill, off, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take the chill off (of) (a place)
to do something that warms a place up slightly. Let's build a fire and take the chill off this place. I turned up the heat to take the chill off of the apartment.
See also: chill, off, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- in place of (something)
- jerk (someone or something) out of (something or some place)
- jerk out of
- haul to some place
- look (out) onto (something)
- look on
- flush out of some place
- ditch (some place)
- haul around
- lift down