keep one's cool

Idioms and Phrases

Retain one's composure and poise, as in Billy keeps his cool, no matter what the situation . This slangy usage dates from the mid-1900s, as do the antonyms blow one's cool and lose one's cool , as in Try not to blow your cool in front of the team , or Dad lost his cool when he saw Jim playing with matches . Also see keep cool .

Example Sentences

It’s hard to keep one’s cool, casually sexist or otherwise, reading poems like “The Whole World Gets Together and Gangbangs a Deer” or “He Marries the Stuffed-Owl Exhibit,” a poem less about marriage than consummation.

From The New Yorker

Or, for that matter, how to keep one's cool when Dustin Brown is on the ice.

From The Guardian