ice cool
English
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Adjective
ice cool (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) calm and composed in a difficult situation.
- 2011 February 5, Michael Kevin Darling, “Tottenham 2 - 1 Bolton”, in BBC:
- The ice cool Van der Vaart placed the kick in exactly the same place and beat Jaaskelainen again but Clattenburg ordered a retake for encroachment, with replays showing that Jermain Defoe and Wilson Palacios had strayed into the area before the ball was struck.
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Synonyms
- cool as a cucumber
See also
- ice-cold