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playing it cool

playing it cool is the present participle and gerund 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 playing it cool

What is playing it cool the present participle and gerund of?
Playing it cool is the present participle and gerund of play it cool.

Words near playing it cool in the dictionary

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

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