play it cool

phrase

: to act calm
She didn't want to seem too eager, so she decided to play it cool.

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His Chiefs teammates came on the field and swarmed Butker, whose initial reaction was to play it cool. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026 The venue enforces a strict no-camera policy, so even though you’ll be tempted to take a video, play it cool. — Roger Kisby, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 In Die Hard, Hart Bochner played Nakatomi exec Harry Ellis, who attempts to play it cool with Gruber, offering McClane as a bargaining chip to save his own life. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025 Of course the mood was that of a hundred jittery fans trying to play it cool. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for play it cool

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play it by ear
play it cool
play it safe
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“Play it cool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20it%20cool. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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