keep one's cool
keep one's cool verb: to remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.
Verb
keep one's cool (third-person singular simple present keeps one's cool, present participle keeping one's cool, simple past and past participle kept one's cool)
- To remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.
- All week long I've been keepin' my cool / But tonight I'm gonna let my hair down / And get down with these down home blues1982, George Jackson, “Down Home Blues”, performed by Z. Z. Hill
- In the heat of the afternoon, while Roger Clemens threw a temper tantrum and the Boston Red Sox became unraveled, Dave Stewart kept his cool.1990 October 11, Michael Martinez, “THE PLAYOFFS: By the Way, Stewart Leads A's Into Series”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Jun 2009
- Synonyms:
- keep a cool head, have one's wits about one
Synonyms of keep one's cool
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Forms of keep one's cool
| third-person singular present | keeps one's cool |
|---|---|
| present participle | keeping one's cool |
| past participle | kept one's cool |
| past | kept one's cool |
Questions about keep one's cool
- What does keep one's cool mean?
- Keep one's cool means to remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.
- What part of speech is keep one's cool?
- Keep one's cool is a verb.
- What is the past tense of keep one's cool?
- The past tense of keep one's cool is kept one's cool.
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