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Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единицJones bought a new car and paid cold cash for it./ * /Some stores sell things only for cold cash./ Compare: CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD. [cold comfort]{n.} Something that makes a person in trouble feel very little better or even worse. /When Tim lost the race, it was cold comfort to him to hear that he could try again in two weeks./ /Mary spent her vacation sick in bed and Janes letter about her trip was cold comfort./ [cold feet]{n. phr.}, {informal} A loss of courage or nerve; a failure or loss of confidence in yourself. /Ralph was going to ask Mary to dance with him but he got cold feet and didnt./ [cold fish]{n.}, {informal} A queer person; a person who is unfriendly or does not mix with others. /No one knows the new doctor, he is a cold fish./ /Nobody invites Eric to parties because he is a cold fish./ [cold-shoulder]{v.}, {informal} To act towards a person; with dislike or scorn; be unfriendly to. /Fred cold-shouldered his old friend when they passed on the street./ /It is impolite and unkind to cold-shoulder people./ Compare: BRUSH OFF(2), HIGH-HAT, LOOK DOWN ONES NOSE AT. [cold shoulder]{n.}, {informal} Unfriendly treatment of a person, a showing of dislike for a person or of looking down on a person.Used in the cliches "give the cold shoulder" or "turn a cold shoulder to" or "get the cold shoulder". /When Bob asked Mary for a date she gave him the cold shoulder./ /The membership committee turned a cold shoulder to Jims request to join the club./ [cold snap]{n.} A short time of quick change from warm weather to cold. /The cold snap killed everything in the garden./ [cold turkey]{adv.}, {slang}, {informal} 1 ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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