“Keep one's cool”in other languages
Stay calm under pressure.
English
Arabic
Danish
Same idea, different pictures
All three cool something down. English keeps its cool, and Danish pours cold water into the blood, slå koldt vand i blodet.
Egyptian Arabic puts a summer watermelon in your belly, حط في بطنك بطيخة صيفي: nothing calms you like cold watermelon on a hot day. It's said to reassure someone.
More sayings in other languages
- Kick against the pricks
- Kick the bucket
- Kiss something goodbye
- Knock on wood
- Laugh one's head off
- Lay down the law
- Left high and dry
- Let the cat out of the bag
- The life of Riley