calm as a cucumber
Serenely unruffled demeanor
Calm as a cucumber describes someone who remains completely unruffled under pressure.
The phrase blends cool as a cucumber with calm, cool, and collected, producing a minor malapropism that has become common enough to stand on its own: She walked into the interview calm as a cucumber.
- cool-headedCalm when stressed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
keeping your cool · composed · even keel · harmony · ease · serenity · inner peace · peace of mind · steady · stillness · imperturbable · tranquil · deep breathing · balance · mellow · taking it easy · relaxed · meditation
calm as a cucumberpanicked
Overwhelmed by sudden fear
hysterical · frantic · beside oneself · losing one's mind · in a frenzy
calm as a cucumberanxious
Troubled by uncertainty
nervous · worried sick · scared stiff · terrified · petrified
calm as a cucumberlosing one's head
Becoming wildly irrational
falling apart · freaking out · coming unglued · in a panic · running around like a chicken with its head cut off
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