keep one's cool en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.
All week long I've been keepin' my cool / But tonight I'm gonna let my hair down / And get down with these down home blues
1982, George Jackson, “Down Home Blues”, performed by Z. Z. Hill:Fighting back panic, she tried to keep her cool and find a way out from under the rubble.
2009 June 4, Kevin Purdy, Lukas Alpert, “‘The Next Thing I Knew the Ceiling Was on Me’”, in New York Post, retrieved 03 Jun 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.
1990 October 11, Michael Martinez, “THE PLAYOFFS: By the Way, Stewart Leads A's Into Series”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Jun 2009:Taiwan’s president told the self-ruled island’s military units Tuesday to keep their cool in the face of daily warplane flights and warship maneuvers by rival China, saying that Taiwan will not allow Beijing to provoke a conflict.
2022 August 30, Johnson Lai, “Taiwan leader tells troops to keep cool amid Chinese threats”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2022, World:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeps one's cool | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| kept one's cool | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept one's cool | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| keeping one's cool | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
lose one's cool · blow one's cool
Synonyms
have one's wits about one · keep a cool head
Translations (23)
es permanecer / quedarse tranquilo (to remain composed, calm) · sv hålla sig i skinnet (to remain composed, calm) · nl het hoofd koel houden (to remain composed, calm) · fr garder son calme (to remain composed, calm) · ga guaim a choinneáil ort féin (to remain composed, calm) · hu megőrzi hidegvérét (to remain composed, calm) · fi pitää pää kylmänä (to remain composed, calm) · gd na caill do cheann (to remain composed, calm) · is halda kúlinu (to remain composed, calm) · pt manter o sangue frio (to remain composed, calm) · pl zachować zimną krew (to remain composed, calm) · es mantener la calma (to remain composed, calm) · sv hålla huvudet kallt (to remain composed, calm) · it a mente fredda (to remain composed, calm) · pt manter a calma (to remain composed, calm) · az ürəyini buz kimi saxlamaq (to remain composed, calm) · de einen kühlen Kopf bewahren (to remain composed, calm) · pl zachowywać zimną krew (to remain composed, calm) · sv ha is i magen (to remain composed, calm) · sk udržať si chladnú hlavu (to remain composed, calm) · fi pysyä rauhallisena (to remain composed, calm) · fr garder son sang-froid (to remain composed, calm) · bg запазвам хладнокръвие (to remain composed, calm)