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playing it cool





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Pep Guardiola had been playing it cool in the scorching heat that accompanied his final game in charge of Manchester City.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Makkari and Druig playing it cool while other people are around.

From The Verge • Jan. 13, 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

Because playing it cool — oh, if we just keep making the playoffs, we will break through sooner or later — isn’t getting it done.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2018

I tuck the pencil I was using behind my ear, playing it cool.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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