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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cool, calm, and collected

Whatever the circumstance — cold, snow, rain, wind, noise — Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is cool, calm and collected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

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

“Continue to stay cool, calm and collected back there. And run the offense and just do the best I can for the team.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022

Bal Bansal, an IT worker from West Bridgford, was cool, calm and collected - until kick-off.

From BBC ● May 30, 2022

“Mr. McAllister,” she begins, all cool, calm, and collected.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone