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

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has proven that whatever the circumstance, he remains cool, calm and collected.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

As cool, calm and collected as Edwards is, he is a confidence fighter.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

Appearing cool, calm and collected, McCarthy cast the funding plan as just a proposal and left time for rank-and-file members to debate its merits, according to Republicans familiar with the meeting.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

Appearing cool, calm and collected, McCarthy cast the funding plan as just a proposal and left time for rank-and-file members to debate, according to Republicans familiar with the meeting.

From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2023

I thought about mentioning this to Regan, but she was the picture of cool, calm, and collected, and I decided against it.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin