take a pill

English

Verb

take a pill (third-person singular simple present takes a pill, present participle taking a pill, simple past took a pill, past participle taken a pill)

1. (colloquial, often in imperative) To change one's attitude or expressed feeling.
   • 2005, A. R. Nyfors, Walk Out a Mean Free Path‎^[1], page 312:

     “You and Derek should take a pill,” Addy said. / “Why? I'm glad to hear you've got all those people in your corner. Even if you don't get Sean, at least that means you have real friends.”

   • 2011, K. M. Soehnlein, Robin And Ruby, page 122:

     Wendy getting as close to Joanne as the bouncer will allow and urging, “Take a pill, Joanne, take a big fat chill pill.

   • 2011, Susan Connell, Reese: the Untamed‎^[2]:

     "Take a pill." “But I do have a conscience. A pill isn't going to help that."

Derived terms

• take a chill pill