die down

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Meaning: (intransitive,idiomatic)To become lessvirulentorstrong; tosubside.We'll be able to sail safely across the bay once the stormdies down.By the morning the fire haddied down.2008October, Paul Scott, “Was the Prozac revolution all in our heads?”, inMen's Health, volume23, number 8,→ISSN, page149:"I think you should consider your responsibility," said one critic. "How many patients went off the medications due to that publication, without consulting their doctor?"When the applause after this questiondied down, Deacon defended the right of scientists to question popular medications:[…]

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