English Explanatory Dictionary

cool as a cucumber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Calm and composed even in difficult or frustrating situations; self-possessed.

Pronunciation

En-au-cool as a cucumber.ogg

Word forms

cool as a cucumber

Etymology

First use appears c. 1722 in a translation of Robinson Crusoe. See cite below.

Synonyms

calm calm as a cucumber collected composed cool in control level-headed rational self-possessed

Related words

cool, calm and collected
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