"cool as a cucumber" meaning in All languages combined

See cool as a cucumber on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-cool as a cucumber.ogg [Australia] Forms: cool as a cucumber
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is as cool as a cucumber, they are calm even in difficult or frustrating situations.
    Sense id: simple-cool_as_a_cucumber-en-phrase-n-B2Xu9t Categories (other): Similes
     
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