cool, calm, and collected

cool, calm, and collected

Calm and composed. I was petrified to take the stage, but Alice was cool, calm, and collected, Practicing meditation has helped me to be cool, calm, and collected in times of trouble.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cool, calm, and collected

Cliché [of a person] very calm and poised. James did very well in his TV appearances. He stayed cool, calm, and collected. The bad news didn't seem to distress Jane at all. She remained cool, calm, and collected.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

cool, calm, and collected

Calm and composed, self-possessed. For example, No matter what the board decides, you have to appear cool, calm, and collected in front of the stockholders . This alliterative synonym for cool as a cucumber dates from the late 1800s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

cool, calm, and collected

mod. cool; unabashed. Albert is almost always cool, calm, and collected.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • (as) cool as a cucumber
  • be (as) cool as a cucumber
  • cooler heads will prevail
  • calm your tits
  • even keel
  • keel
  • a cool head
  • cool head
  • calm before the storm, the
  • the calm before the storm
References in periodicals archive
The goal of Hathorn's tele-seminar is to rescue businesswomen looking to stay cool, calm, and collected even on the hottest days of the year.