Joan felt nervous, but she acted as cool as a cucumber.
•The politician kept cool as a cucumber throughout the interview with the aggressive journalist.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cool as a cucumber — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very calm and brave; not nervous, worried, or anxious; not excited; composed. * /Bill is a good football quarterback, always cool as a cucumber./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cool as a cucumber — Calm, imperturbable • • • Main Entry: ↑cucumber * * * (as) cool as a cucumber untroubled by heat, stress, or exertion ■ calm and relaxed * * * (as) cool as a cucumber see ↑cool, 1 … Useful english dictionary
cool as a cucumber — A person who is as cool as a cucumber is not anxious, but relaxed and non emotional. The bride s mother stayed as cool as a cucumber all through the ceremony … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cool as a cucumber — (as) cool as a cucumber very calm and in control of your emotions. When everything seems to be going wrong, she stays as cool as a cucumber … New idioms dictionary
cool as a cucumber — adjective Calm and composed even in difficult or frustrating situations; self possessed. Even during the elections, Josh was as cool as a cucumber. Syn: calm, collected, composed, coo … Wiktionary
cool\ as\ a\ cucumber — adj. phr. informal Very calm and brave; not nervous, worried, or anxious; not excited; composed. Bill is a good football quarterback, always cool as a cucumber … Словарь американских идиом
cool as a cucumber — very calm and brave, not worried or anxious She was as cool as a cucumber when her canoe turned over in the river … Idioms and examples
Cool as a cucumber — calm; not excited; level headed … Dictionary of Australian slang
cool as a cucumber — Australian Slang calm; not excited; level headed … English dialects glossary
cool as a cucumber — very composed, indifferent, apathetic … English contemporary dictionary
