keep a cool head
Definition
C2 to stay calm in a difficult situation: I don't know how you manage to keep such a cool head in such a hectic, stressful office!Controlling emotionsCalm and relaxedNot showing or feeling emotions
(Definition of keep a cool head from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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keep (sb/sth) out phrasal verb
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keep (sth) up phrasal verb
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keep (sth/sb) back phrasal verb
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keep (themselves) to themselves idiom
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keep a civil tongue in your head idiom
- keep a cool head idiom
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keep a firm hand on sth idiom
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keep a low profile idiom
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keep a straight face idiom
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keep a tight rein on sb/sth idiom
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keep body and soul together idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- bottle sth up phrasal verb
- breaking point noun
- choke sth back phrasal verb
- collected adjective (CONTROLLED)
- compose verb (BECOME CALM)
- composure noun
- dam sth up phrasal verb
- emotional blackmail noun
- frustrated adjective
- give voice to sth idiom
- gulp sth back phrasal verb
- internalize verb
- play it cool idiom
- put on a brave face idiom
- repress verb
- repressed adjective
- repression noun
- self-possession noun
- smoulder verb (EMOTION)
- temperate adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
Topic:
Controlling emotions
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