Phrasal Verb - Piping Down
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.Definition
To pipe down means to quiet or calm down, usually when someone is being too loud or noisy. It can also imply that someone should stop speaking or make their voice lower to avoid disturbing others. In more informal contexts, it can be used to tell someone to stop talking nonsense or stop being so boisterous.
Examples
| No. | Example |
|---|---|
| 1 | Please pipe down, I'm trying to study. |
| 2 | Can you pipe down and have a conversation without shouting? |
| 3 | Children, pipe down and let grandma talk! |
| 4 | Stop chattering and pipe down, we need to have a meeting. |
| 5 | Pipe down, you're being too loud in the library. |
| 6 | She laughed and said 'Pipe down, I'm not that mad.' |
| 7 | Pipe down and listen, I'm about to tell a secret. |
| 8 | Grandma asked them to pipe down and eat their dinner quietly. |
| 9 | When the children wouldn't pipe down, the parents gave them headphones. |
| 10 | I tried to pipe down but couldn't help replaying the worst part of the argument in my head. |