steely-nerved

steely-nerved

Calm and unflappable under pressure. I asked my brother to come to court with me because he is always steely-nerved in stressful situations. Gina needs to be steely-nerved to deal with all that rejection that comes with being an actress.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a cool head
  • cool head
  • admire
  • admire (one) for (something)
  • admire for
  • even keel
  • keel
  • cosh
  • be under the cosh
  • flight
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At the blackened heart of the film is a tour-de-force performance from Blunt, whose steely-nerved heroine might have to sacrifice more than her idealism.
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Neil Armstrong was a soft-spoken engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon.
Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on moon, dies at 82
Hollywood producers have known two Georgia Durante's: the steely-nerved stuntwoman with the skill to handle a three-ton high-performance vehicle in high-speed precision maneuvers; and the beautiful model and actress who, at seventeen, was considered the most photographed girl in the country.
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At the blackened heart of the film is a tour-de-force performance from British actress Blunt, whose steely-nerved heroine might have to sacrifice more than her idealism in the crucible of machismo and political double-dealing.
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Jane turns out to be steely-nerved as a newborn kitten with her former beau gruffly defending her in time-honoured (and time-worn) tradition.
Natalie's firing blanks; The BIG release
Leading in the opening end, Dela Cruz and Cojuangco witnessed a steely-nerved Myanmar pair finishing them off in the suspense-filled shoot out.
PH archers miss shot at third medal
Jane turns out to be as steely-nerved as a newborn kitten with her former beau gruffly defending her in time-honoured (and time-worn) tradition.
This calamity Jane is only firing blanks; JANE GOT A GUN (15) HHHHH By David Edwards Film reporter
Jane turns out to be steely-nerved as a newborn kitten.
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The steely-nerved Coulby marksmen converted all four penalties to win 4-3 and lift the trophy.
Trophy clinched in penalty shoot-out
STEELY-NERVED STEVE As replacement fly-half Steve Shingler lined up his match-winning penalty in the 79th minute, his mind must surely have wandered back to Boxing Day.
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At the blackened heart of the film is a tour-de-force performance from British actress Emily Blunt, whose steely-nerved heroine might have to sacrifice more than her idealism in the crucible of machismo and political double-dealing.
Let's be Blunt ... Emily is great
It didn't though and even I'll admit to begrudgingly doffing my cap to the steely-nerved performances of cast regulars like Adam Woodyatt who hugely impressed, if only for their ability to cry for 60 minutes straight without shrivelling up like sun-dried raisins.
Square is deathly dull after murder
For some days a duel of dare and double-dare continued before the Sioux broke off, impressed with this new bold and steely-nerved tribe called Americans.
Transcontinental trek: two hundred years ago this month, the Lewis and Clark expedition reached the Pacific Ocean, having trekked across what is now the United States
Something happens to my steely-nerved charge in those five or 10 minutes, because when that bull clears cover at 38 yards, after I've delivered the whispered news straight into his ear, after he's aimed steadily seeming minutes, his arrow buzzes over that bull's back and into another zip code.
Falling apart: mastering the art of shooting under pressure
So pull him to one side where those smart-alecks at the range can't hear and confess that maybe you're not quite the steely-nerved pistolero everyone believes you to be.
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