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Browse phrases beginning with: [A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U,V][W][X,Y,Z] As cool as a cucumber Meaning Calm and unruffled. Origin Cool here means imperturbable rather than having a low temperature. Cucumbers are cool to the touch. First recorded in John Gay's Poems, New Song on New Similies, 1732:
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