Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a pill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: take a pill
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change one's attitude or expressed feeling.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"“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.”"
"Wendy getting as close to Joanne as the bouncer will allow and urging, “Take a pill, Joanne, take a big fat chill pill."
""Take a pill." “But I do have a conscience. A pill isn't going to help that.""

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

takes a pill (present, singular) taking a pill (participle, present) took a pill (past) taken a pill (participle, past)

Phrases

take a chill pill

Questions

What does take a pill mean?: To change one's attitude or expressed feeling.

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