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
Eilidh-Scottish
Rafaelrah-fah-EL (Spanish), RAH-fah-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Macedonian
Laryn-English (Rare)
Pema-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Itziar-Basque, Spanish
Themistoklis-Greek