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keep cool

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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.
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.
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.
 
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