keep one's head

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keep one's head

verb keeps one's head · keeping one's head · kept one's head · keep one's head on one's shoulders

idiomatic To remain calm, reasonable, level-headed, especially in a situation likely to cause distress. If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you . . .

Opposite: lose one's head, panic

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Opposite: lose one's head, panic

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@misc{keep_one_s_head_2026,
  title = {keep one's head},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20one's%20head},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}