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keep cool

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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.
See also: cool, keep
keep your cool
to be calm despite danger or difficulty. Somehow I kept my cool even though Seldon's remarks were unfair and made me angry.
Opposite of: lose your cool. Related vocabulary: keep your shirt on
See also: cool, keep
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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
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