playing it cool
Example Sentences
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Even though she'll be walking out at one of the most famous stadiums in the world, she says she'll be "playing it cool".
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022
Much later we realize that everyone's a mess of confusion and hormones, even the kids who are playing it cool.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2021
Ramirez-Rosa has long been an outspoken critic of Emanuel and the O’Hare Express project, but these days even some of Emanuel’s allies on the council like Villegas are playing it cool.
From The Verge • Feb. 25, 2019
Because playing it cool — oh, if we just keep making the playoffs, we will break through sooner or later — isn’t getting it done.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2018
“Keep playing it cool, Leah. And you’re welcome.”
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
