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cucumber
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*cool as a cucumber
extremely calm; imperturbable. (*Also: as ~.) Joan felt nervous, but she acted as cool as a cucumber. The politician kept cool as a cucumber throughout the interview with the aggressive journalist.
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be as cool as a cucumber  (humorous)
to be very calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation I expected him to be all nervous before his interview but he was as cool as a cucumber.
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(as) cool as a cucumber
very calm and in control of your emotions When everything seems to be going wrong, she stays as cool as a cucumber.
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