take a pill

English

Verb

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