to chase away the gloom
- idiom
:
ahuyentar la tristeza
- Listening to cheerful music always helps to chase away the gloom on rainy days.
Examples
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Her kind words were enough to chase away the gloom that had settled after the bad news.
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She always chases away the gloom with her laughter.
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A fresh coat of paint and new curtains did much to chase away the gloom from the old room.
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Don't chase away the gloom just yet!
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The comedian's jokes were enough to chase away the gloom that had settled in the room.
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Listening to her favorite music helped chase away the gloom after a tough day.
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He told a funny story to chase away the gloom and lighten the atmosphere.
Synonyms
234
1.4
To feel happier after being sad or to make someone feel happier
104
3.4
To make people or a situation feel more cheerful
69
4.1
To become or make someone feel more cheerful and relaxed
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6.9
To make fear, anger, or worry less strong
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2.8
To make someone feel happier or more cheerful
8
3.9
To make someone feel happier
1
3.9
To make someone feel happier when they are sad
1
3.4
Help someone feel happier
1
6.0
Help someone stop being sad and start smiling
To make a person or thing feel hopeful and full of energy again
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to make feelings of sadness disappear' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'chase' (to pursue or drive), 'away' (remove), and 'gloom' (sadness). This verb + away + emotion pattern is a common, predictable compositional structure (similar to 'drive away the sadness') and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Chase away the gloom creates a picture of someone chasing dark clouds or shadows, the gloom, out of a room so light can come back. That's why it means 'to make sadness or a bad mood go away'.