been keeping cool?
(Have you) been keeping cool?
A question about one's well-being in hot weather. A: "How have you been during this brutal heat wave? Been keeping cool?" B: "Oh yeah, thanks to the air conditioning in the office." Been keeping cool? I guess so, since you do have a pool. A: "Have you been keeping cool on these 90 degree days?" B: "I wish. I work outside, and shade is hard to come by."
keep cool
1. To stay calm and composed. You know they're going to try to antagonize you during the debate, so just keep cool. I always try to keep cool when dealing with the cable company.
2. Literally, to not get overly hot, as in hot weather. A: "How have you been during this brutal heat wave?" B: "Oh, keeping cool, thanks to the air conditioning in the office."
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(Have you) been keeping cool?
and (Have you been) keeping cool?; You been keeping cool?Inf. an inquiry about how someone is surviving very hot weather. Tom: What do you think of this hot weather? Been keeping cool? Sue: No, I like this weather just as it is. Mary: Keeping cool? Bill: Yup. Run the air-conditioning all the time.
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