Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing cold, including its inflections. Clear word filter
4 idioms
get cold feet
CEFR B2To suddenly become too nervous to do something you had planned.
Informal
give someone the cold shoulder
CEFR B2To deliberately ignore or be unfriendly toward someone.
Informal
cold turkey
CEFR C1to stop a habit or addiction completely and suddenly
Informal
it will be a cold day in hell before
CEFR C1used to say emphatically that a particular event will never happen
Informal