Смысл: clay-cold

clay-cold[ʹkleıkəʋld]
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<Í> холодный, безжизненный

cold Идиома

blood runs cold

one is terrified or horrified My blood ran cold when I saw the man fall off the ladder.

catch a cold

get a cold I caught a bad cold last week and had to miss three weeks of work.

catch a cold (catch cold)

be sick with a cold, come down with a cold I caught a cold while we were in Vancouver.

catch one's death of cold

become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.

cold call

a visit to an employer or customer without an appointment Sam got a job by making cold calls - by knocking on doors and asking for work.

cold comfort

small comfort, very little relief Having Jim's money is cold comfort for his wife if he dies.

cold feet

a loss of courage or nerve I planned to go to Europe with my cousin but he got cold feet and decided not to go.

cold fish

person who is unfriendly or doesn

cold hard cash

cash, coins and bills I paid for the stereo in cold hard cash.

cold, hard cash

"actual money, dollar bills; not a cheque or credit card" No cheques - I want cold, hard cash for that car.

cold shoulder

(See give you the cold shoulder)

cold turkey

abruptly, completely, not gradually Barb stopped smoking, cold turkey. No plan, no program.

coldcock

punch without warning, jump Buddy coldcocked the pitcher - hit him when he wasn't looking.

get cold feet

become afraid at the last minute He got cold feet and cancelled his plan to go to China.

give someone the cold shoulder

be unfriendly to someone He gave her the cold shoulder at the party.

give you the cold shoulder

be unfriendly toward you, turn away from you, stand away If you forget her birthday she

in cold blood

without feeling, without mercy He's accused of killing a Mountie in cold blood.

it's cold/hot

the weather is cold/hot, it's raining In January it's cold in Edmonton but hot in Chile.

leave out in the cold

not invite, exclude Kim didn't receive an invitation. She was left out in the cold.

left out in the cold

(See leave out in the cold)

out cold

unconscious, in a faint As soon as the patient entered the operating room he was out cold because of the anesthesia.

out in the cold

not included in a group, not invited He was left out in the cold because of his religious beliefs.

stop dead/cold

stop very quickly or with great force He stopped dead when he saw the bear in the middle of the road.

stop you cold

stop you quickly, grind to a halt One look from the old witch will stop you cold. What a fierce gaze!

throw cold water on

discourage, cause you to lose interest Don't be negative. Don't throw cold water on our travel plans.

a cold day in Hell

never

a cold piece of work

a difficult person

ass cold

very cold--generally, below 0 degrees Celsius:

cold

1. intensely: "Stone cold rhymin'" -- Young MC (Stone cold rhymin')
2. mean, not nice; cruel

cold-blooded

rude or unfair:"That was so cold-blooded, when she just ignored me!"

cold piece

it's short for "a cold piece of work" which refers to someone who's overly demanding or difficult

coldfish

a person who is unemotional or insensitive

the cold shoulder

the act of deliberately ignoring; derived from the s.e. verb - to cold shoulder."She smiled straight at me but I gave her the cold shoulder"

catch cold

be sick with a cold 感冒
She caught cold and had a severe headache．她感冒了，头痛得厉害。

pour cold water on

Idiom(s): pour cold water on something AND dash cold water on something; throw cold water on something

Theme: DISCOURAGEMENT

to discourage doing something; to reduce enthusiasm for something.
• When my father said I couldn't have the car, he poured cold water on my plans.
• John threw cold water on the whole project by refusing to participate.
• I hate to dash cold water on your party, but you cannot use the house that night.

make one's blood run cold

Idiom(s): make one's blood run cold

Theme: SHOCK

to shock or horrify someone.
• The terrible story in the newspaper made my blood run cold.
• I could tell you things about prisons that would make your blood run cold.

leave sb out in the cold

Idiom(s): leave sb out in the cold

Theme: EXCLUSION

to fail to inform someone; to exclude someone.
• I don't know what's going on. They left me out in the cold.
• Tom wasn't invited. They left him out in the cold.

knock sb out cold

Idiom(s): knock sb out (cold)

Theme: ATTACK

to knock someone unconscious. (Informal.)
• The blow knocked the boxer out cold.
• The attacker knocked the old man out cold.

keep sb out in the cold

Idiom(s): keep sb out in the cold

Theme: SECRECY

to prevent someone from being informed.
• Please don't keep me out in the cold. Tell me what's going on.
• Don't keep your supervisor out in the cold. Tell her the truth.

in cold storage

Idiom(s): in cold storage

Theme: STORAGE

stored away for future use; in an out-of-the-way place.
• I have had this special gift in cold storage for an occasion such as this.
• Todd had been keeping himself in cold storage, trying to study for his exams.

go cold turkey

Idiom(s): go cold turkey

Theme: STOP

to stop (doing something) without tapering off. (Slang. Originally drug slang. Now concerned with breaking any habit.)
• I had to stop smoking, so I went cold turkey. It's awful!
• When heroin addicts go cold turkey, they get terribly sick.

give sb the cold shoulder

Idiom(s): give sb the cold shoulder

Theme: REJECTION

to ignore someone; to reject someone.
• She gave me the cold shoulder when I asked her to the party.
• Sally has been giving me the cold shoulder.

get the cold shoulder

Idiom(s): get the cold shoulder

Theme: REJECTION

to be ignored; to be rejected. (Informal.)
• If you invite her to a party, you'll just get the cold shoulder.
• I thought that Sally and I were friends, but lately I've been getting the cold shoulder.

blow hot and cold

Idiom(s): blow hot and cold

Theme: INDECISION

to be changeable or uncertain (about something). (Fixed order.)
• He keeps blowing hot and cold on the question of moving to the country.
• He blows hot and cold about this. I wish he'd make up his mind.

a cold fish

Idiom(s): a cold fish

Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE

a person who is distant and unfeeling. (Informal or slang.)
• Bob is so dull—a real cold fish.
• She hardly ever speaks to anyone. She's a cold fish.

take one's death of cold

Idiom(s): catch one's death (of cold) AND take one's death of cold

Theme: SICKNESS

to contract a cold; to catch a serious cold.
• If I go out in this weather, I'll catch my death of cold.
• Dress up warm or you'll take your death of cold.
• Put on your raincoat or you'll catch your death.

take cold

Idiom(s): catch cold AND take cold

Theme: SICKNESS

to contract a cold (the disease).
• Please close the window, or we'll all catch cold.
• I take cold every year at this time.

dash cold water on

As cold as ice

This idiom can be used to describe a person who does not show any emotion.

As cold as stone

If something is as cold as stone, it is very cold. If a person is as cold as stone, they are unemotional.

More Idioms/Phrases

Armchair critic Arrow in the quiver As cold as ice As cold as stone As cool as a cucumber As good as new As mad as a hatter As mad as a wrongly shot hog As much use as a chocolate fire-guard As much use as a chocolate teapot As much use as a handbrake on a canoe As neat as a new pin