cool as a cucumber
Example Sentences
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"She's really tough to play, she has a massive serve, big groundstrokes, cool as a cucumber, you get nothing out of her," said Pegula.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
They found the faulty part, did the maintenance and we are now cool as a cucumber.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
It was 130 degrees, but Kari Lake was cool as a cucumber.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022
It was literally part of my job to have kind of a persona which was sort of unflappable and, you know, kind of cool as a cucumber.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2022
There on the carpet was Lamont, cool as a cucumber, as if we’d taken ages.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
