cool as a cucumber
Calm under pressure
Cool as a cucumber describes someone calm and composed, especially in stressful situations: She walked into the interview cool as a cucumber.
The phrase plays on the temperature inside a cucumber, which stays noticeably cooler than the surrounding air.
Someone who remains cool as a cucumber doesn't sweat, panic, or lose their composure when others might.
Free from agitation
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- sereneUntroubled and composed
poised · self-possessed · level-headed · unruffled · tranquil · placid · imperturbable · unfazed
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- phlegmaticUnemotionally calm, slow-reacting
indifferent · impassive · unmoved · nonchalant · aloof · reserved · inscrutable · unexcitable
Composure in adversity
- nerves of steelExceptional calm under pressure
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- steelyHard and unwavering
rock-solid · dependable · reliable · battle-tested · steady hands
calm
Free from agitation
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
serene · poised · self-possessed · level-headed · unruffled · tranquil · placid · imperturbable · unfazed · unperturbed
stoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- detachedApart or uninvolved
phlegmatic · indifferent · impassive · unmoved · nonchalant · aloof · reserved · inscrutable · unexcitable · controlled
grace under pressure
Composure in adversity
- nerves of steelExceptional calm under pressure
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
steely · rock-solid · dependable · reliable · battle-tested · steady hands
- food idiomspiece of cake, bread winner, low-hanging fruit, bad egg, apples and oranges
- temperature idiomscold shoulder, hot head, in hot water, cold feet, hot under the collar
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood
- Animal Idiomsblind as a bat, brave as a lion, busy bee, copycat, dark horse
cool as a cucumberflustered
Nervously upset and confused
beside oneself · in a tizzy · hot under the collar · frantic · rattled
cool as a cucumbernervous wreck
Person overwhelmed by anxiety
anxious · panicked · worried sick · on edge · stressed out
cool as a cucumberfalling apart
Gradually breaking into pieces
flying off the handle · freaking out · losing it · going ballistic · having kittens
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