cool as a cucumber
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The “Dances With Wolves” Oscar winner, accompanying his fourth feature behind the camera, arrived at the movie’s Cannes festival premiere Sunday as cool as a cucumber, sporting shades, a wry smile and a neat mustache, but by the time he accepted the gala audience’s extended standing ovation, Costner was visibly moved.
From Los Angeles Times
There on the carpet was Lamont, cool as a cucumber, as if we’d taken ages.
From Literature
Mom is usually as cool as a cucumber and, as family fights go, this one was only about a 4 on a scale of 10; I’ve seen Mom reach out and catch sandwiches we kids have hurled at each other without losing her page in the book she was reading.
From Literature
They found the faulty part, did the maintenance and we are now cool as a cucumber.
From Seattle Times
It's only her second-ever stage appearance but she's cool as a cucumber, marching in step with the professionals as 60,000 people look on.
From BBC
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