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Can anyone tell me the origin of "as cool as a cucumber"?
Oct 21, 2010 6:46 AM
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/38500.html
First recorded in John Gay's Poems, New Song on New Similies, 1732
It's a mix of meanings - a cucumber feels cool (low temperature) when you touch it. Cool also means 'calm', which is the meaning of this idiomatic expression.
October 21, 2010
It means to be calm in any situation.
October 21, 2010
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