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

"Just stay cool, calm and collected, take a sauna, take a nice bath, analyse the situation and act accordingly."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Traore has remained cool, calm and collected throughout his journey, even when he strode on to the NFL Draft stage.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

“The only people who might be more cool, calm and collected than him in that moment are his teammates — because we have the utmost belief in him,” Jackson said.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024

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