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Also, keep a cool head ; stay cool ; be cool ; (take it cool) . Remain calm and under control, as in Keep cool, they'll soon show up , or Be cool, the surprise is not spoiled , or You have to keep a cool head in these volatile situations , or Sit tight, take it cool, they won't bother you again . All these terms employ cool in the sense of “not heated by strong emotion,” a usage dating from the late 1300s or even earlier. The first three expressions are colloquial and date from the second half of the 1800s; both of the last two are slang, and the very last (take it cool) is the oldest, first recorded in 1841. Also see keep one's cool ; play it cool .

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