keep cool

Idioms  

1. Also, keep a cool head; stay cool; be cool; (take it cool). Remain calm and under control, as in Keep cool, they'll soon show up, or Be cool, the surprise is not spoiled, or You have to keep a cool head in these volatile situations, or Sit tight, take it cool, they won't bother you again. All these terms employ cool in the sense of “not heated by strong emotion,” a usage dating from the late 1300s or even earlier. The first three expressions are colloquial and date from the second half of the 1800s; both of the last two are slang, and the very last (take it cool) is the oldest, first recorded in 1841. Also see keep one's cool; play it cool.

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Example Sentences

“I told you about that premonition so you’d stay inside and keep cool. Not so you’d go over there and stir up more trouble.”

From Literature

“We are telling clients to keep cool, fill your tank right now before it gets higher, drive a little less and look forward to a 7700 S&P by year-end,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The meteorological bureau has advised people to find places to keep cool, like their homes, libraries, community centres or shopping centres.

From BBC

Those who didn't get a place, or wanted to switch, have had to keep cool heads amid cash incentives and offers of free accommodation from universities in the Clearing system.

From BBC

Residents of care homes often have less choice about where they can go to keep cool.

From BBC