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cool as a cucumber

cool as a cucumber

Date: Nov 05 2015

Themes: Celebrity, Fashion, Pop Culture

Quote

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“In chess, you should be cool as a cucumber.”

Actress Yuliya Sniger, talking about how to act in certain situations (BrainyQuote)

Definition

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calm; not easily bothered

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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James Bond is always calm and cool, even when people are shooting at him. He always says the right thing, and women cannot get enough of him. It isn’t real life, and sometimes it is a little bit ridiculous, but James Bond is always cool as a cucumber.

To be cool as a cucumber means to be confident and able to work even in a difficult or dangerous situation. There are certain people we need to be cool as a cucumber, like doctors when they are operating on somebody. The leader of your country is also someone you want to be cool as a cucumber.

Actress Yuliya Sniger thinks it is important to be cool as a cucumber when playing chess. If you aren’t, then you will probably lose. This is true in many different situations.

Do you ever feel like you are as cool as a cucumber?

Examples

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“My dad is always cool as a cucumber. Nothing phases him!”

“Everybody was freaking out except Sam. He was cool as a cucumber.”

“I get really nervous when I have to speak to a lot of people, but I try to come off as cool as a cucumber.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Manu4 To keep calm and not overreact
by Manu4
a2020 Relax.
by a2020
aijaciba To be very calm and be able to control emotions.
by aijaciba

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Sergijko

Sergijko

Ukraine

When nobody can distract you in any of cases you can easily be called cool as a cucumber:)

01:49 PM Jan 18 2016 |

salama88

salama88

Sudan

I can,t  be  cool as cucumber in  the most  anxious situations but Ican be cool  ..

01:57 PM Nov 07 2015 |

mackk

mackk

Namibia

Have you ever had a gun pointed at you? Whenever it happens, try to be cool as a cucumber!

09:38 PM Nov 05 2015 |

lickma83

lickma83

Burkina Faso

I used to feel anxious and I didn’t share a good mood with people around me but now I am as cool as cucumber.

09:36 PM Nov 05 2015 |

azu_warriors

Senegal

bing cool as cucumber have always being my solution to take good decition


09:30 PM Nov 05 2015 |

La Princesse de la vie

Egypt

I wish I was cool as a cucumber, but it’s too high in the sky. You can’t be not irritated when you are meant to be!

07:17 PM Nov 05 2015 |

Damian4100

Damian4100

Ecuador

when you have a quiz or an exposition you must to be cool as a cucumber, cause if you are nervous you could forget all the theory for your quiz or exposition.

05:19 PM Nov 05 2015 |

Wuthering

United States

I like to eat cucumber …lol so, I hope I could be cool as a cucumber ! studying english , you need to be cool as a cucumber ,otherwise , all vocabularies will run away from your mind . lol ….. j/k . 

04:27 PM Nov 05 2015 |

NIJ321655

NIJ321655

United States

If I was cool as a cucmber we be amasing.

01:45 PM Nov 05 2015 |

djalisj021

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

hi

08:11 AM Nov 05 2015 |

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Naveen Singh Shahi

India

Our former president Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was cool as a cucumber even in a complicated or hazardous situation. 

06:07 AM Nov 05 2015 |

Kharchang

Kharchang

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Hi 

05:26 AM Nov 05 2015 |

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Kharchang

Kharchang

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Hi I dont know ues  

05:23 AM Nov 05 2015 |

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taslit

taslit

Morocco

i hope to be cool as a cucumber hh but im not

01:20 AM Nov 05 2015 |

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