playing it cool
Example Sentences
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Ruth and I moved on and off the deck, hoping that playing it cool might draw them in.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
Even though she'll be walking out at one of the most famous stadiums in the world, she says she'll be "playing it cool".
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022
Much later we realize that everyone's a mess of confusion and hormones, even the kids who are playing it cool.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2021
Ford, which is fond of nonsensically attaching the phrase “Built Ford Tough” to its products, is playing it cool with the branding this time, simply calling its software updates “Ford Power Ups.”
From The Verge • May 13, 2021
He didn’t reply immediately, not because he was playing it cool.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
