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play it cool

/pleɪ ɪ(t)kul/

play it cool verb: to act cool.

Verb

play it cool (third-person singular simple present plays it cool, present participle playing it cool, simple past and past participle played it cool)

  1. (idiomatic) to act cool

Forms of play it cool

third-person singular presentplays it cool
present participleplaying it cool
past participleplayed it cool
pastplayed it cool

Questions about play it cool

What does play it cool mean?
Play it cool means to act cool.
What part of speech is play it cool?
Play it cool is a verb.
How do you pronounce play it cool?
Play it cool is pronounced /pleɪ ɪ(t)kul/.
What is the past tense of play it cool?
The past tense of play it cool is played it cool.

Words near play it cool in the dictionary

  1. play into someone's hands
  2. play into the hand of
  3. play into the hands of
  4. play it cheap
  5. play it close to the hip
  6. play it cool
  7. play it for all it's worth
  8. play it pear-shaped
  9. play it safe
  10. play it straight
  11. play like

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