a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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bawl out »
To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.
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blow hot and cold »
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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brass monkey »
Said of the weather when it is very cold.
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brass monkeys »
Very cold.
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bust ass cold »
Extremely cold.
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catch a cold »
To become infected with cold.
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chew out »
To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.
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cold comfort »
C. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act 4, sc. 1.
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cold comfort »
Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.
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cold fish »
A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.
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cold hands, warm heart »
Implies inner beauty; a caring person; warm-hearted
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Cold hands, warm heart; Dirty feet, no sweetheart! »
A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.
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cold one »
A beer.
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cold shoulder »
A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.
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cold snap »
A period of exceptionally cold weather.
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cold turkey »
The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
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cold turkey »
The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug.
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dress down »
To scold.
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feed a cold, starve a fever »
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
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from my cold, dead hands »
A statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.
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get cold feet »
To become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.
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give a sneck posset »
To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.
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give somebody the cold shoulder »
To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.
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grow cold »
To wane; to lose interest or enthusiasm for something or someone; to become disenchanted or to fall out of love with someone.
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hot and cold »
Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
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in cold blood »
In a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditated and deliberate.
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ne'er cast a clout til May be out »
Advice not to change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.
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nightcap »
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas. Nightcaps were common in northern Europe before central heating was available, when homes were cold at night.
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read somebody the riot act »
To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
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revenge is a dish best served cold »
An expression that emotional detachment is ideal when taking revenge, as one is righting the wrongs that have been done to the doer.
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run hot and cold »
To alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.
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slop bowl »
One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.
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sneck posset »
A cold reception, closing the door on a visitor.
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stone cold »
Very cold; lacking any semblance of warmth.
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tear a strip off somebody »
To scold vigorously.
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than a bygod »
Used with a comparative to express extreme heat or cold.
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throw cold water on »
To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.
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yell at »
To scold, to rebuke - often by yelling.
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