raise/lower the temperature
idiom
: to make people more/less angry about a situation
The governor's speech raised/lowered the political temperature.
Examples of raise/lower the temperature in a Sentence
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The lower the temperature, the less range and the longer the charge.
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Josh Max, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
The firemaker blows into the tinder bundle to further raise the temperature by increasing oxygen flow.
—Bradley Duncan, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023
The stars who made it through the first round of heated competition last week (sorry, Matt Walsh!) will have to raise the temperature on the dance floor even higher tonight with fiery routines that include the cha-cha, rumba, salsa, samba, or tango.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2023
Adjust the mode and settings with the touch of a fingertip, and raise or lower the temperature manually using the up or down buttons.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
Instead, Vladeck sees the moment as similar to the court’s past decisions on desegregation and whether President Richard Nixon had to turn over the Watergate tapes when the justices tried to play neutral arbiter and lower the temperature.
—USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
After the second bullet fired into nowhere, Candy was determined to lower the temperature.
—Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to have met his main goal which was to really lower the temperature of tensions to allow more focus on his economy, which after decades of high-speed growth is now slowing down.
—ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
Just keep in mind, the lower the temperature, the longer the baking.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
Josh Max, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
The firemaker blows into the tinder bundle to further raise the temperature by increasing oxygen flow.
—Bradley Duncan, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023
The stars who made it through the first round of heated competition last week (sorry, Matt Walsh!) will have to raise the temperature on the dance floor even higher tonight with fiery routines that include the cha-cha, rumba, salsa, samba, or tango.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2023
Adjust the mode and settings with the touch of a fingertip, and raise or lower the temperature manually using the up or down buttons.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
Instead, Vladeck sees the moment as similar to the court’s past decisions on desegregation and whether President Richard Nixon had to turn over the Watergate tapes when the justices tried to play neutral arbiter and lower the temperature.
—USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
After the second bullet fired into nowhere, Candy was determined to lower the temperature.
—Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to have met his main goal which was to really lower the temperature of tensions to allow more focus on his economy, which after decades of high-speed growth is now slowing down.
—ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
Just keep in mind, the lower the temperature, the longer the baking.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
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“Raise/lower the temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%2Flower%20the%20temperature. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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