keep your cool
keep (one's) cool
To maintain control of one's composure, temper, or nerve in a given situation. He really kept his cool when the waiter dropped his food. I tried to keep my cool during the interview, but I was extremely nervous the whole time.
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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.
keep your cool
COMMON If you keep your cool, you control your temper and stay calm in a difficult situation. Hilde's one of those born managers — keeps her cool in a crisis. I knew I had to keep my cool, but it was hard.
See also: cool, keep
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
keep/lose your ˈcool
(informal) stay calm/get angry, excited, etc: He was very insulting. I really don’t know how I managed to keep my cool.See also: cool, keep, lose
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