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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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De Ville was in a pretty mess--I helped to scrape him off; but he was cool as a cucumber and made no threats at all.

Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context

You always look as cool as a cucumber, Anne, dearie.

Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

"I tell you," cried the American in the utmost excitement, "I was as cool as a cucumber.

The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context

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