lose one's cool

lose one's cool
vb
to lose one's composure or one's temper. A phrase from the 1950s American hip vocabulary, usually heard in the form of an admonition. It was adopted in Britain, first by jazz fans and then beatniks, in the late 1950s.
► Try not to lose your cool even If the guy provokes you.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • lose one's cool — (informal) To become flustered • • • Main Entry: ↑cool …   Useful english dictionary

  • lose one's cool — ► keep (or lose) one s cool informal maintain (or fail to maintain) a calm and controlled attitude. Main Entry: ↑cool …   English terms dictionary

  • lose one’s cool — tv. to lose control; to lose one’s temper. (Compare this with keep one’s cool.) □ Now, don’t lose your cool. Relax. □ I’m trying not to lose my cool, but it’s hard …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • keep (or lose) one's cool — informal maintain (or fail to maintain) a calm and controlled attitude. → cool …   English new terms dictionary

  • lose one's head — LOSE CONTROL, lose one s composure, lose one s equilibrium, go to pieces; panic, get flustered, get confused, get hysterical; informal lose one s cool, freak out, crack up; Brit. informal go into a (flat) spin, throw a wobbly. → head * * * lose… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lose one's head — you cannot lose your head in the courtroom Syn: lose control, lose one s composure, lose one s equilibrium, go to pieces; panic, get flustered, get confused, get hysterical; informal lose one s cool, freak out, crack up …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • blow one's cool — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To lose your composure or self control. * /Whatever you say to the judge in court, make sure that you don t blow your cool./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • blow one's cool — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To lose your composure or self control. * /Whatever you say to the judge in court, make sure that you don t blow your cool./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep one's cool — (informal) To remain calm, keep one s head • • • Main Entry: ↑cool * * * keep (or lose) one s cool informal maintain (or fail to maintain) a calm and controlled attitude …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep one’s cool — tv. to remain calm and in control. (See also keep cool. Compare this with lose one’s cool.) □ Relax, man! Just keep your cool. □ It’s hard to keep your cool when you’ve been cheated …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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