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cooler heads prevail

cooler heads prevail is the alternative form of cooler heads will prevail.

Meaning of cooler heads will prevail

Proverb

cooler heads will prevail

  1. People who are calm and focused are the most likely to succeed or to have the greatest influence on events.
    • The cooler heads will prevail when the top four men in the world do battle Friday in the semifinals at Wimbledon.1993 July 2, Robin Finn, “Tennis: Hotheads Need Not Apply to the Men's Final Four”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Mar 2014

Questions about cooler heads prevail

What is cooler heads prevail the alternative form of?
Cooler heads prevail is the alternative form of cooler heads will prevail.

Words near cooler heads prevail in the dictionary

  1. coolens
  2. cooler
  3. cooler bag
  4. cooler bags
  5. cooler heads must prevail
  6. cooler heads prevail
  7. cooler heads prevailed
  8. cooler heads will prevail
  9. coolerful
  10. coolerfuls
  11. coolers

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