cool as cucumber
Serenely composed always
Cool as a cucumber describes someone who remains calm and composed under pressure.
Cucumbers are cool to the touch even in warm weather, so the comparison suggests unflappable self-possession: She walked into the courtroom cool as a cucumber.
The phrase often carries a note of admiration for maintaining composure when others might panic.
- calmFree from agitation
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- under pressureExperiencing duress or stress
relaxed · chill · chill out · unfazed · serene · poised · laid-back · nonchalant · steady · zen · unbothered · mellow · placid · ice-cold · stoic · tranquil · level-headed · crisp
- food idiomspiece of cake, bread winner, low-hanging fruit, bad egg, apples and oranges
- composurecalm, calmness, composure, composed, poise
- tranquilitycalm, peace of mind, peacefulness, serenity, peaceful
cool as cucumberrattled
Disturbed and unsettled
beside oneself · flustered · unhinged · losing one's cool · in a tizzy
cool as cucumberpanicked
Overwhelmed by sudden fear
in a panic · hysterical · frantic · nervous wreck · freaking out
cool, cooler, coolest, coolly, coolness, cooling, cooled, cools, cucumber