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cool as a cucumber

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  • adjective simile Calm and composed even in difficult or frustrating situations; self-possessed.

Etymologies

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Circa 1732

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synonyms (8)

Words with the same meaning

  1. calm
  2. collected
  3. composed
  4. cool
  5. in control
  6. level-headed
  7. rational
  8. self-possessed

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. cool, calm and collected

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  • oroboros commented on the word cool as a cucumber

    Derivation: mid-1600s; lying on a bed of cucumbers to lower body temperature.

    September 26, 2010