Definition
To remain calm, reasonable, level-headed, especially in a situation likely to cause distress.
In Context
- "If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you . . ."
- "The ruffian kept his head, and though the dog's teeth were in his shoulder, he managed to get his right hand free."
- "Officials are calling the woman a hero for keeping her head and finding the only way out amid the panic of the smoke and flames."
Opposite In Meaning
- lose one's head
- panic