(Have you) been keeping cool?

(Have you) been keeping cool?

A question about one's wellbeing in hot weather. A: "How have you been during this brutal heat wave? Been keeping cool?" B: "Oh yeah, thanks to the air conditioning in the office."See also: been, keeping

(I've) been keeping cool.

 and (I've been) keeping cool.Inf. an answer to a question about what one has been doing during very hot weather. Jane: How do you like this hot weather? Bill: I've been keeping cool. Mary: Been keeping cool? Bob: Yeah. Been keeping cool.See also: been, cool, keeping

(Have you) been keeping cool?

 and (Have you been) keeping cool?; You been keeping cool?Inf. an inquiry about how someone is surviving very hot weather. Tom: What do you think of this hot weather? Been keeping cool? Sue: No, I like this weather just as it is. Mary: Keeping cool? Bill: Yup. Run the air-conditioning all the time.See also: been, keeping