lighten up
informal— phrasal verb with lighten uk/ˈlaɪ.tən/us/ˈlaɪ.t̬ən/verb
to become more relaxed and less serious:
Oh, lighten up! I was only joking!
I wish she'd just lighten up.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circuses idiom
- calm
- chill
- humour
- lie down
- lighten sth up
- lull
- lull sb into sth
- make yourself at home idiom
- relaxation
- settle
- slow down
- soften
- steady
- take things easy idiom
- take/need a cold shower idiom
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