been keeping cool?
(Have you) been keeping cool?
A question about one's wellbeing 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."
See also: been, keeping
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."
See also: cool, keep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(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.
See also: been, keeping
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (Have you) been keeping cool?
- been keeping cool
- (I've been) keeping cool
- (I've been) keeping out of trouble
- OK
- been okay
- stay cool
- been okay?
- (Have you) been OK?
- could be better