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
7 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 comfort
CEFR C1Consolation that offers little real relief in a painful or difficult situation.
Formal
cold turkey
CEFR C1to stop a habit or addiction completely and suddenly
Informal
come in from the cold
CEFR C1to regain safety or acceptance after living in secrecy, isolation, or exclusion
Formal
in cold blood
CEFR C1deliberately and without compassion, especially when committing violence or cruelty
Neutral
it will be a cold day in hell before
CEFR C1used to say emphatically that a particular event will never happen
Informal