cool as a cucumber

cool as a cucumber
Calm and composed even in difficult or frustrating situations; self-possessed.

Even during the elections, Josh was as cool as a cucumber.


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  • cool as a cucumber — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very calm and brave; not nervous, worried, or anxious; not excited; composed. * /Bill is a good football quarterback, always cool as a cucumber./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cool as a cucumber — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very calm and brave; not nervous, worried, or anxious; not excited; composed. * /Bill is a good football quarterback, always cool as a cucumber./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cool as a cucumber — Calm, imperturbable • • • Main Entry: ↑cucumber * * * (as) cool as a cucumber untroubled by heat, stress, or exertion ■ calm and relaxed * * * (as) cool as a cucumber see ↑cool, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • cool as a cucumber —    A person who is as cool as a cucumber is not anxious, but relaxed and non emotional.     The bride s mother stayed as cool as a cucumber all through the ceremony …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • cool as a cucumber — (as) cool as a cucumber very calm and in control of your emotions. When everything seems to be going wrong, she stays as cool as a cucumber …   New idioms dictionary

  • cool\ as\ a\ cucumber — adj. phr. informal Very calm and brave; not nervous, worried, or anxious; not excited; composed. Bill is a good football quarterback, always cool as a cucumber …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cool as a cucumber — very calm and brave, not worried or anxious She was as cool as a cucumber when her canoe turned over in the river …   Idioms and examples

  • Cool as a cucumber — calm; not excited; level headed …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • cool as a cucumber — Australian Slang calm; not excited; level headed …   English dialects glossary

  • cool as a cucumber — very composed, indifferent, apathetic …   English contemporary dictionary

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