{"id":7580,"date":"2025-12-05T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=7580"},"modified":"2025-12-01T22:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:31:42","slug":"english-cold-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2744\ufe0f \"Cold\" Expressions To Use This Winter \u2744\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#%E2%80%9CCold%E2%80%9D_English_Expressions\" >&#8220;Cold&#8221; English Expressions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Cold_hearted\" >Cold hearted<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Get_cold_feet\" >Get cold feet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Cold-call\" >Cold-call<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Stop_something_cold_turkey\" >(Stop something) cold turkey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Cold_sweat\" >Cold sweat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Cold_comfort\" >Cold comfort<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Leave_someone_out_in_the_cold\" >Leave someone out in the cold<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Cold_war\" >Cold war<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Give_someone_the_cold_shoulder\" >Give someone the cold shoulder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-cold-expressions\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>As the temperature begins to drop at the end of the year, it's a great time to learn some English expressions related to coldness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the winter season can be beautiful, you'll notice that many of the expressions below have a negative nuance. Are there any similar expressions in your native language?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCold%E2%80%9D_English_Expressions\"><\/span><strong>&#8220;Cold&#8221; English Expressions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cold_hearted\"><\/span><strong>Cold hearted<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01204423\/cold_expressions_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Cracks in thick blocks of ice\" class=\"wp-image-12462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01204423\/cold_expressions_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01204423\/cold_expressions_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01204423\/cold_expressions_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01204423\/cold_expressions_1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01204423\/cold_expressions_1-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We often connect things like <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-say-i-love-you-in-english-and-actually-mean-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">love<\/a> and kindness with warmth because warmth makes us feel comfortable and safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if we call someone \"cold hearted,\" it sounds like they don't have these positive traits. Instead, they appear unfriendly and disconnected from others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>You're not celebrating with us? Don't be so <strong>cold hearted<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This expression is similar to another: \u201cto have ice in one\u2019s veins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/vein\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAALflw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veins<\/a> are the pathways that move blood around to different parts of our bodies.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>My ex-boss never smiled. I think he <strong>had ice in his veins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_cold_feet\"><\/span><strong>Get cold feet<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGetting cold feet\u201d means getting nervous. People often use this expression before big, important events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I used to <strong>get cold feet<\/strong> before I gave presentations, but not anymore.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The skydivers <strong>got cold feet<\/strong> just before it was time to jump out of the plane.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cold-call\"><\/span><strong>Cold-call<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCold-calling\u201d is calling someone you've never spoken to before and have no relation to. It's often done by companies trying to find new customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I have to <strong>cold-call<\/strong> potential clients all day for my job. It\u2019s not easy!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We only get a small portion of our business from <strong>cold calls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_something_cold_turkey\"><\/span><strong>(Stop something) cold turkey<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/07004259\/pexels-%CE%B2%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BB%CE%AE%CF%82-8048552-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A cigarette butt that has been put out on the concrete\" class=\"wp-image-7583\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Habits are often hard to break. And although many people gradually stop an activity they want to quit, others don\u2019t want to wait; instead they quit \u201ccold turkey\u201d \u2014\u00a0or stop immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>After smoking for 10 years, Zach quit <strong>cold turkey<\/strong> last month.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Sam deleted all of her apps when she decided to get off social media <strong>cold turkey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cold_sweat\"><\/span><strong>Cold sweat<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We usually sweat because of heat, but \"cold sweats\" can happen because of fear, nervousness or sickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I woke up from a nightmare in a <strong>cold sweat<\/strong> last night.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Thinking about the big meeting next week makes me break into a <strong>cold sweat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cold_comfort\"><\/span><strong>Cold comfort<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCold comfort\u201d is something positive that does not actually help a situation improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>He apologized for starting the rumor, but it was<strong> cold comfort<\/strong> after the damage it already caused.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The government's pledge to fight climate change is <strong>cold comfort<\/strong> to families whose homes were already destroyed by <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/vocabulary-and-expressions-related-to-natural-disasters\/\">extreme weather<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leave_someone_out_in_the_cold\"><\/span><strong>Leave someone out in the cold<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/07004338\/shutterstock_1826906189-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A cold man in a winter jacket with frost on his face\" class=\"wp-image-7584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/07004338\/shutterstock_1826906189-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/07004338\/shutterstock_1826906189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/07004338\/shutterstock_1826906189-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/07004338\/shutterstock_1826906189-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/07004338\/shutterstock_1826906189-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you \"leave someone out in the cold,\" you don't include them in a group or activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I felt <strong>left out in the cold<\/strong> when I lost my phone and couldn't contact my friends.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Many workers were <strong>left out in the cold<\/strong> after the company's <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/business-work\/youre-fired-expressions-for-joining-and-leaving-companies\/#Lay_off\">layoffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cold_war\"><\/span><strong>Cold war<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A \u201ccold war\u201d is a war without fighting. In other words, two or more sides are preparing for a fight without attacking each other (yet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The companies are in a <strong>cold war<\/strong>, with each hiring the best engineers before their rivals can.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>(When spelled with capital letters, the Cold War usually refers to the intense competition between the United States and the Soviet Union that took place from 1945 to 1991.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Give_someone_the_cold_shoulder\"><\/span><strong>Give someone the cold shoulder<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01205309\/cold_expressions_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"An unhappy woman ignoring the man sitting beside her on a sofa\" class=\"wp-image-12463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01205309\/cold_expressions_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01205309\/cold_expressions_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01205309\/cold_expressions_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01205309\/cold_expressions_2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/01205309\/cold_expressions_2-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving someone \u201cthe cold shoulder\u201d means ignoring them or treating them in an unfriendly or unwelcoming way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jesse\u2019s been <strong>giving me the cold shoulder<\/strong> all week. What did I do to make her upset?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Some of his colleagues <strong>gave him the cold shoulder<\/strong> when he was promoted to a new position.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap-up\"><\/span><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that the expressions on this list aren't only for the wintertime; fluent speakers use them all year long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you'd like to practice in a real conversation, book a lesson with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engoo<\/a><\/strong>! Engoo tutors are available 24\/7 to chat with you, and each lesson is only 25 minutes long. 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