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played it cool

played it cool is the simple past and past participle of play it cool.

Meaning of play it 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

Questions about played it cool

What is played it cool the simple past and past participle of?
Played it cool is the simple past and past participle of play it cool.

Words near played it cool in the dictionary

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

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