keep one's head
Remain composed, unflappable
To keep one's head is to remain calm and rational in a stressful or dangerous situation: She kept her head while everyone else panicked.
The phrase suggests maintaining composure when circumstances might reasonably cause someone to lose it.
The opposite is to lose one's head—to panic or act rashly.
- stay calmRemain unruffled
- rationalitySound judgment quality
- composureEmotional self-control
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- hold it togetherMaintain emotional stability
equanimity · presence of mind · logic · prudence · clarity · balance · wisdom · sangfroid · patience · poise · serenity · cool-headedness · under pressure · nerves of steel · discernment · reasonableness · tranquility · even keel
emotional composure under pressure
keep one's headlose one's head
Become overwhelmed, act rashly
lose it · lose one's cool · panic · fly off the handle · go to pieces
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