keep one's cool

verb

Definitions

  1. 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
    • In the heat of the afternoon, while Roger Clemens threw a temper tantrum and the Boston Red Sox became unraveled, Dave Stewart kept his cool.
    • Fighting back panic, she tried to keep her cool and find a way out from under the rubble.

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