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[US] S. Weinman Scoundrel 47: [S]he remembered being scared and upset on the stand, but she kept her cool, did not cry.
at keep one’s cool (v.) under cool, n.2
[US] S. Weinman Scoundrel 214: Sophie’s letters [...] grew increasingly self-lacerating [...], casting aside her early attempts to play it cool.
at play it cool (v.) under cool, adv.
[US] S. Weinman Scoundrel 273: [S]he experienced a general feeling of being creeped out. [...] She resolved never to be alone with Edgar again.
at creep someone out, v.
[US] S. Weinman Scoundrel 216: [P]rison officials [...] put the kibosh on the twice-a-month visits Juliette originally was granted by Judge O’Dea.
at put the kibosh on (v.) under kibosh, n.
[US] S. Weinman Scoundrel 43: [I]t was less a chance to eat all the ham and eggs he desired—though that was certainly a perk—than it was to hear his father speak.
at perk, n.1
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