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cool as a cucumber

Idioms  

  1. Calm and composed, self-possessed, as in Despite the mishap Margaret was cool as a cucumber. This idiom may be based on the fact that in hot weather the inside of cucumbers remains cooler than the air. [c. 1600] For a synonym, see cool, calm, and collected.

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If I was embarrassed, I’m sure she was too, although, knowing her, she would be sitting as cool as a cucumber.

From Literature

She might have been feeling the butterflies inside, but on the outside Kayla Tanijiri looked cool as a cucumber, calmly sinking two free throws with nine seconds left to clinch Birmingham’s 61-57 road victory over Granada Hills in a West Valley League girls basketball showdown Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times

Pegula gave an insight into what it is like facing the Kazakh, who she labelled "cool as a cucumber".

From Barron's

Pegula described the inscrutable Rybakina as "cool as a cucumber".

From Barron's

"She's really tough to play, she has a massive serve, big groundstrokes, cool as a cucumber, you get nothing out of her," said Pegula.

From Barron's

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