cool as a cucumber
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"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 • Jan. 28, 2026
They found the faulty part, did the maintenance and we are now cool as a cucumber.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
It was literally part of my job to have kind of a persona which was sort of unflappable and, you know, kind of cool as a cucumber.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2022
Leclerc spun on his first lap in final qualifying but, cool as a cucumber, nailed it with his second and took his fourth pole of the season.
From BBC • May 22, 2022
Need I say more? cool as a cucumber.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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