keep one's cool

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keep one's cool

verb keeps one's cool · keeping one's cool · kept one's cool

  1. idiomatic To remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation. All week long I've been keepin' my cool / But tonight I'm gonna let my hair down / And get down with these down home blues

    Similar: keep a cool head, have one's wits about one

Opposite: blow one's cool, lose one's cool

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@misc{keep_one_s_cool_2026,
  title = {keep one's cool},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20one's%20cool},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}