Phrase to tell some one to calm down if getting angry or annoyed, or to tell someone to take a well needed break.
Often used even if the user is in the wrong.
Used a lot in my house when I was younger, and now greeted with puzzlement if I use it outside knowing people.
A: i do all the work around here, get off your arse!
B: Alright, alright, chill your beans.
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A:I've been working so hard today.
B:Take a break man, chill your beans.
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."