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keeps one's cool

keeps one's cool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's cool.

Meaning of keep one's cool

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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

Questions about keeps one's cool

What is keeps one's cool the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps one's cool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's cool.

Words near keeps one's cool in the dictionary

  1. keeps on trucking
  2. keeps one's breath to cool one's porridge
  3. keeps one's cards close to one's chest
  4. keeps one's chapels
  5. keeps one's chin up
  6. keeps one's cool
  7. keeps one's counsel
  8. keeps one's countenance
  9. keeps one's distance
  10. keeps one's ears open
  11. keeps one's end up

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