Common Idioms for IELTS Topic As Cool as a Cucumber

Nov 22, 2021

Candidates must learn to master idiomatic vocabulary as it will considerably improve your academic written English and hence it will increase your IELTS band score. The IELTS Speaking section can be well prepared with the help of different kinds of idioms. This particular IELTS speaking idiom ‘As cool as a cucumber’ consists of exercises that will help the candidates to understand the correct usage of this idiom in a conversation.

Topic: Common Idioms for IELTS Topic As Cool as a Cucumber

Origin: 'As cool as a cucumber' has the first reported use in John Gay's Poems, New Song on New Similes, 1732. Cool here implies imperturbable rather than low in temperature, though the metaphor is shaped by insinuating the briskness of cucumbers which, being for the most part water, are cool to the touch.

Meaning: Someone who is not affected by pressure, undisturbed by temperature, or any action

Synonyms: Calm and composed, self-possessed,

Examples:

He is standing cool as a cucumber and totally unaware of the violence.
Today the weather is extremely hot but Samantha was looking cool as a cucumber.
She was caught red-handed while stealing the money but still she was cool as a cucumber.
When the police were interrogating the murderer, he was cool as a cucumber even after committing such a crime.
Try and learn to be as cool as a cucumber for achievements in the place.

Exercise:

Go through the examples to understand the usage of the idiom:

Being as cool as a cucumber the prime minister handled the pandemic situation pretty well.

Explanation: This idiom is used in the sentence to describe the prime minister’s attitude towards the critical situation. He was very calm and composed in such a difficult situation and he handled everything with utmost ease. Therefore the idiom used here perfectly describes the situation.

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The players were under huge pressure to win the match, But the captain remained as cool as a cucumber.

Explanation: In the above sentence, it is mentioned that the captain of the team was very calm but on the other hand the team players were under a lot of pressure. Hence the idiom is used to describe the captain’s nature.

The doctor was performing major surgery. But he never put pressure on his assistants. Instead, he remained as cool as a cucumber

Explanation: In the above sentence the idiom is used to describe the doctor’s attitude during the surgery. He was very composed and did not put any pressure on his assistants. Thus the idiom perfectly describes how the doctor was unaffected by the pressure.

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