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Can anyone tell me the origin of "as cool as a cucumber"?
21 okt. 2010 06:46
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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.
21 oktober 2010
It means to be calm in any situation.
21 oktober 2010
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