act cool
Frequency: 7.850.0 per million words
to behave in a calm and unemotional way
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- He forced himself to count to ten and act cool.
- She acted cool towards me at the party, and I have no idea why.
- When she saw her crush, she tried to act cool and not look too interested.
- Why are you acting so cool with your old friends from college?
- Even though he was nervous, the presenter had to act cool in front of the large audience.
- He started to act cool whenever I mentioned his previous job.
- It's difficult to act cool when you've just won the grand prize.
- There's no need to act cool with the new team members; we should make them feel welcome.
- My teenage son is always acting cool around his friends.
- I noticed they began to act cool with each other after their disagreement.
- Just act cool when they walk by; don't make it obvious you were talking about them.
- If you criticize his work, he'll probably just act cool and not speak to you for days.
- She acted cool during the intense negotiation, which ultimately worked in her favor.
- She tends to act cool as a defense mechanism when she feels intimidated.
- He thought he was acting cool, but his trembling hands gave his anxiety away.
- Although he apologized, his colleagues continued to act cool around him for a week.
- No matter how chaotic the situation gets, the first rule for a leader is to act cool.
- I'm sorry I've been acting cool lately; I've just had a lot on my mind.
- I regret acting so cool towards her; she probably thinks I'm not interested.
- I didn't mean to act cool during the meeting, but I was too surprised to respond.