cold fish, a

cold fish

Someone who shows no emotion and comes across as unfriendly or disinterested. The manager decided not to hire Bill as the store greeter because he came across like a cold fish during the interview.

See also: cold, fish

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*cold fish

Fig. a person who is distant and unfeeling. (*Typically: act like ~; be ~.) Bob is so dull—a real cold fish. She hardly ever speaks to anyone. She's a cold fish.

See also: cold, fish

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

cold fish

A hard-hearted, unfeeling individual, one who shows no emotion, as in Not even the eulogy moved him; he's a real cold fish. This expression was used by Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale (4:4): "It was thought she was a woman, and was turn'd into a cold fish." However, it came into wider use only in the first half of the 1900s.

See also: cold, fish

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a cold fish

If you call someone a cold fish, you mean that they do not show their emotions and can seem unfriendly or unsympathetic. Since the President is generally seen as a cold fish, it is all the more impressive when he does show his feelings. He didn't really show much emotion — he's a bit of a cold fish.

See also: cold, fish

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a ˌcold ˈfish

(disapproving) a person who shows little or no emotion, or is unfriendly, reserved, etc: When I first met him, he seemed rather a cold fish, but actually he’s quite passionate.

See also: cold, fish

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cold fish

n. a dull and unresponsive person. I hate to shake hands with a cold fish like that. He didn’t even smile.

See also: cold, fish

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

cold fish, a

A person who is unfeeling, or at least shows no emotion. “Cooler than a fish on a cake of ice,” P. G. Wodehouse put it (Money in the Bank, 1942). He was scarcely the first. Shakespeare wrote, “It was thought she was a woman and was turned into a cold fish” (Autolycus telling of a ballad against the hard hearts of maids, The Winter’s Tale, 4.4). See also cold heart.

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释义	cold fish, a cold fish Someone who shows no emotion and comes across as unfriendly or disinterested. The manager decided not to hire Bill as the store greeter because he came across like a cold fish during the interview. See also: cold, fish Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cold fish Fig.* a person who is distant and unfeeling. (Typically: act like ~; be ~.) Bob is so dull—a real cold fish. She hardly ever speaks to anyone. She's a cold fish. See also: cold, fish McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cold fish A hard-hearted, unfeeling individual, one who shows no emotion, as in Not even the eulogy moved him; he's a real cold fish. This expression was used by Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale* (4:4): "It was thought she was a woman, and was turn'd into a cold fish." However, it came into wider use only in the first half of the 1900s. See also: cold, fish The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a cold fish If you call someone a cold fish, you mean that they do not show their emotions and can seem unfriendly or unsympathetic. Since the President is generally seen as a cold fish, it is all the more impressive when he does show his feelings. He didn't really show much emotion — he's a bit of a cold fish. See also: cold, fish Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a ˌcold ˈfish (disapproving) a person who shows little or no emotion, or is unfriendly, reserved, etc: When I first met him, he seemed rather a cold fish, but actually he’s quite passionate. See also: cold, fish Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cold fish n. a dull and unresponsive person. I hate to shake hands with a cold fish like that. He didn’t even smile. See also: cold, fish McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions cold fish, a A person who is unfeeling, or at least shows no emotion. “Cooler than a fish on a cake of ice,” P. G. Wodehouse put it (Money in the Bank, 1942). He was scarcely the first. Shakespeare wrote, “It was thought she was a woman and was turned into a cold fish” (Autolycus telling of a ballad against the hard hearts of maids, The Winter’s Tale, 4.4). See also cold heart. See also: cold The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a cold fish cold fish choked with emotion breeze past (someone or something) give (one) the cold shoulder give someone the cold shoulder he, she, etc. isn't having any not be having any of it not having any be not having any (of it)
随便看	seethe with (something) see the world see the writing on the wall see things see/think fit see through see through rose-colored glasses see through (someone or something) see through someone/something, to see to see to it see (to it) that (something happens) see to (someone or something) see to some place see up to see what I care See what I did there? see which way the cat jumps see which way the wind blows see which way the wind is blowing see with half an eye See ya seeyabye See ya, bye-bye see ya (later)