He’s been as calm as a cucumber.
Tammy Reid, of her husband Andy, coach of Kansas City Chiefs following Super Bowl LIV win
A Mixed Idiom made up from
- Cool as a cucumber, and
- Calm (perhaps “Calm before the storm“)
Source of this Mixed Idiom
- First recorded in 2012 – uttered by Jenny.
- Uttered again after the Superbowl in 2020 by Tammy Reid during the post-match discussion. This was reported by Keith, USA.