lighten up
lighten up
Meaning |Synonyms
- to take it easy
- to relax
- used to express to be not serious
- change of a mood in a positive manner
- to lower down the intensity ofunhappiness
- to become light-hearted
- trying to come out of the state ofdepression
- to become amusing and cheerful
- to cool it
- to loosen up
ExampleSentences
- Just lighten up! Everything will be fine.
- Lighten up! Iwas kidding and stop worrying about what I said yesterday.
- You need to lighten up your mood a bit otherwise Jim will think that you'rejealous of his success.
- Taylor was trying to lighten up her speech by using ironicquotes.
- To improve our health and to get ridof all the depression, we must learn to lightenup daily.
- It's time to lighten up because our hard work paid off.
- I want to lighten up you by telling the good news that you have cleared theexam.
Origin
‘Lighten up'is an ancient English idiom and there are many beliefs regarding itsorigination. Its origin can be based ona legend that says that when people die their heart is weighed to check whetherthey have performed good or bad deeds, if it is heavy they will straight away goto hell and if it is light, they will enter heaven.