keep one's cool
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic) To remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.
- 1990, Michael Martinez, "THE PLAYOFFS: By the Way, Stewart Leads A's Into Series ↗," New York Times, 11 Oct. (retrieved 3 June 2009):
- In the heat of the afternoon, while Roger Clemens threw a temper tantrum and the Boston Red Sox became unraveled, Dave Stewart kept his cool.
- 2009, Kevin Purdy and Lukas Alpert, "‘The Next Thing I Knew the Ceiling Was on Me’ ↗," New York Post, 4 June (retrieved 3 June 2009):
- Fighting back panic, she tried to keep her cool and find a way out from under the rubble.
- 1990, Michael Martinez, "THE PLAYOFFS: By the Way, Stewart Leads A's Into Series ↗," New York Times, 11 Oct. (retrieved 3 June 2009):
- keep a cool head
- have one's wits about one
- blow one's cool
- lose one's cool
- French: garder son sang-froid, garder son calme
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