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cold-blooded
Meaning: Showing no emotion or sympathy; acting in a cruel or brutal way.
Example: The crime was described as a cold-blooded attack.
left out in the cold
Meaning: Not included; ignored while others receive benefits or attention.
Example: Everyone was invited to the meeting except him—he felt left out in the cold.
cold-hearted
Meaning: Lacking kindness or sympathy; emotionally unfeeling.
Example: She ended the relationship in a cold-hearted way.
cold fish
Meaning: An unfriendly, unemotional person who shows little warmth.
Example: He rarely smiles or talks—people call him a cold fish.
get cold feet
Meaning: To suddenly become afraid to do something you had planned to do.
Example: She got cold feet right before the big presentation.
brutal
IPA (UK): /ˈbruː.təl/
IPA (US): /ˈbruː.t̬əl/
Meaning: Extremely cruel or violent.
Meaning: Extremely cruel or violent.
Example: The victim suffered a brutal attack.
sympathy
IPA (UK): /ˈsɪm.pə.θi/
IPA (US): /ˈsɪm.pə.θi/
Meaning: Feelings of care or concern for someone else’s suffering.
Meaning: Feelings of care or concern for someone else’s suffering.
Example: A cold-hearted person shows no sympathy for others.
narrator
IPA (UK): /ˈnær.eɪ.tər/
IPA (US): /ˈnær.eɪ.t̬ɚ/
Meaning: The person who tells a story or speaks in a program.
Meaning: The person who tells a story or speaks in a program.
Example: Morris Joyce was the narrator of the program.
affect
IPA (UK): /əˈfekt/
IPA (US): /əˈfekt/
Meaning: To influence or change something.
Meaning: To influence or change something.
Example: Cold weather can affect how the body functions.
self-defense
IPA (UK): /ˌself.dɪˈfens/
IPA (US): /ˌself.dɪˈfens/
Meaning: The act of protecting oneself from harm.
Meaning: The act of protecting oneself from harm.
Example: The suspect claimed he acted in self-defense.
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Expressions with the Word Cold
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