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KEEP (ONE'S) COOL

to stay calm under stress; not to become angry
KEEP (ONE'S) COOL
1. I know you’re angry, but you’ve got to try to control yourself. Keep your cool and don’t lose your temper.
2. It’s particularly important to keep your cool in a traffic jam. It’s so easy to get angry and have an accident.

Synonym: hold/lose (one’s) temper. Antonym: lose (one’s) cool , hot under the collar; see red.


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