take the chill off



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KieferKEE-fərEnglish (Modern)
Teresete-RES (Swedish)Basque, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Borya-Russian
BeaBEEEnglish
GonÇAlogoon-SA-looPortuguese
ÁStrÍ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian