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keep cool

Inf. to stay calm and undisturbed. Relax, man, keep cool! If Sally could just keep cool before a race, she could probably win.

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keep one's cool

Inf. to remain calm and in control. Relax, man! Just keep your cool. It's hard to keep your cool when you've been cheated.

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keep your cool

to remain calm, especially in a difficult situation If you see a difficult question in the exam, don't panic. Just keep your cool.

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keep your cool

to be calm despite danger or difficulty keep your head Somehow I kept my cool even though Seldon's remarks were unfair and made me angry.

Related vocabulary: keep your shirt on Opposite of: lose your cool

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If we keep cool and moist, and meet with no accidents, we often live for five years. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context The schoolhouse was set back from the road and behind it was a dusky fir wood and a brook where all the children put their bottles of milk in the morning to keep cool and sweet until dinner hour. Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context On the contrary, I think it very likely that you may shoot yourself; but the principal thing is to keep cool," said Evgenie with a drawl, and with great condescension. The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context			keep about keep abreast of keep after keep an act up keep an ear out for keep an ear to the ground keep an eye on keep an eye out keep an eye out for keep an open mind keep an/ ear to the ground keep apart keep at a distance keep at arm's length keep at arm's length from keep at bay keep away keep back keep banker's hours keep body and soul together keep cards close to chest keep chair keep chin up keep close watch on keep company keep cool keep dark keep distance keep distance (from keep end up keep eye on keep eye on the ball keep eyes open keep eyes peeled keep faith with keep feet on the ground keep finger on the pulse of keep fingers crossed keep fit keep from doing keep going keep good time keep guessing keep hand in keep hands clean keep hands off keep hands to keep harping on keep head keep head above water keep head down			keep cards close to chest keep cards close to chest keep cards close to chest keep cards close to vest keep cards close to vest keep cards close to vest keep cards close to vest keep cards close to vest keep chair Keep Charlotte Beautiful keep chin up keep chin up keep chin up keep chin up Keep Christ in Christmas Keep Christ Most High keep clandestine keep clear of keep clear of something keep close watch on Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful Keep Coming Back Keep Commander Informed keep company keep company keep company keep company keep company keep company keep company with keep cool Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful keep count keep count keep count keep count keep count keep count of keep countenance keep countenance Keep Customer Informed keep dangling keep dangling keep dark keep dark keep dark keep dark Keep Digging, Watson keep distance keep distance keep distance keep distance keep distance keep distance (from keep down keep down keep down keep down Keep Driving Keep Driving Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful

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