keep a cool head
keep a cool head · keeps a cool head · kept a cool head · keeping a cool head
To keep one's cool; to stay calmTo keep one's cool; to stay calm.
» Tom kept his head above the water.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To keep one's cool; to stay calm.
Examples
55 sentencesTom kept his head above the water.
Tom barely managed to keep his head above water.
Tom kept his head above water.
Keep your head down.
ruНе высовывайтесь. — Inego
deKopf runter. — brauchinet
Tom kept his head.
Forms
keeps a cool head, keeping a cool head, kept a cool head, kept a cool head| Base form | keep a cool head · to keep a cool head |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps a cool head |
| Present participle | keeping a cool head |
| Past simple | kept a cool head |
| Past participle | kept a cool head |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.