cool, calm, and collected

Idioms  

1. Calm and composed, self-possessed. For example, No matter what the board decides, you have to appear cool, calm, and collected in front of the stockholders. This alliterative synonym for cool as a cucumber dates from the late 1800s.

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Example Sentences

She told me that we can’t afford to be controlled by our feelings—that we needed to be cool, calm, and collected.

From Literature

As Davante Adams began his first Rams training camp, star receiver Puka Nacua tried to be cool, calm and collected.

From Los Angeles Times

"Lauren James has a wonderful aura. She is cool, calm, and collected," White said on BBC One.

From BBC

“The only people who might be more cool, calm and collected than him in that moment are his teammates — because we have the utmost belief in him,” Jackson said.

From Seattle Times

“Not everyone can stay cool, calm and collected when there’s a fire going on around you.”

From Los Angeles Times