a cold shower

1. An unexpectedly cold reaction from someone or something. Well, that bad review in the paper was certainly a cold shower amid the excitement of starring in my first play.

2. A distraction that allows one to suppress sexual urges or feelings. Often used in the phrase "take a cold shower." You're losing your mind over this girl. Go take a cold shower before you do something stupid. That movie was steamy! I think I need to go home and take a cold shower.

cold shower

A surprisingly chilly reception, reaction, or response, as in The small voter turnout was a cold shower to the League of Women Voters. The allusion in this term is to the unexpected and not always pleasant effect of an ice-cold shower. [Second half of 1900s]

See also: cold, shower

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

cold shower
shower
take cold
cold one
catch a cold
play freeze out
play freeze-out
grow cold
the common cold
you'll catch your death of cold

References in periodicals archive

Enjoying (or enduring) a cold shower in the morning offers more than just a jolt of wakefulness to your groggy system.

When the water is cold, the skin and hair get to preserve their natural oils, and this is why the hair looks stronger and shinier after a cold shower than if you had a hot one.

8 Scientific Reasons Why Cold Showers Are Good For You

"A cold shower is expected to send an overwhelming amount of electrical impulses from peripheral nerve endings to the brain," they wrote, "which could result in an anti-depressive effect."

BRACE YOURSELF: REAP THE REWARDS OF COLD SHOWERS

Ben Jardine has become the first Celebrity Big Brother star to strip naked on camera as president of the houseKirstie Alleyforced him to take a cold shower.

CBB's Ben Jardine is first star to strip naked as Kirstie Alley forces him under cold shower; The love-rat - famed for cheating on his Married At First Sight wife Steph - crackled and howled as he bared his body in the freezing water

Taking a cold shower tightens the pores by constricting blood flow and enhancing the circulation.

Global beauty

The Bureau of Indications' Nana Napoli recommends a cold shower and a clean colon before first dates and Sunday dinner, respectively.

Cleanliness, godliness, psychosis

Who on earth takes a cold shower unless they're stuck on a campsite in a weird country and can't twiddle the right dial to get the shower to run hot?

Power of a shower

Goldberger's practice of taking a cold shower every morning.

Too darn hot!

Taking a cold shower in the morning, and  feeling cold water pour down over our body seems more horrifying than soothing.

7 Health Benefits From Taking A Cold Shower

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释义	a cold shower a cold shower 1. An unexpectedly cold reaction from someone or something. Well, that bad review in the paper was certainly a cold shower amid the excitement of starring in my first play. 2. A distraction that allows one to suppress sexual urges or feelings. Often used in the phrase "take a cold shower." You're losing your mind over this girl. Go take a cold shower before you do something stupid. That movie was steamy! I think I need to go home and take a cold shower. See also: cold, shower Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cold shower A surprisingly chilly reception, reaction, or response, as in The small voter turnout was a cold shower to the League of Women Voters. The allusion in this term is to the unexpected and not always pleasant effect of an ice-cold shower. [Second half of 1900s] See also: cold, shower The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: cold shower shower take cold cold one catch a cold play freeze out play freeze-out grow cold the common cold you'll catch your death of cold References in periodicals archive Enjoying (or enduring) a cold shower in the morning offers more than just a jolt of wakefulness to your groggy system. When the water is cold, the skin and hair get to preserve their natural oils, and this is why the hair looks stronger and shinier after a cold shower than if you had a hot one. 8 Scientific Reasons Why Cold Showers Are Good For You "A cold shower is expected to send an overwhelming amount of electrical impulses from peripheral nerve endings to the brain," they wrote, "which could result in an anti-depressive effect." BRACE YOURSELF: REAP THE REWARDS OF COLD SHOWERS Ben Jardine has become the first Celebrity Big Brother star to strip naked on camera as president of the houseKirstie Alleyforced him to take a cold shower. CBB's Ben Jardine is first star to strip naked as Kirstie Alley forces him under cold shower; The love-rat - famed for cheating on his Married At First Sight wife Steph - crackled and howled as he bared his body in the freezing water Taking a cold shower tightens the pores by constricting blood flow and enhancing the circulation. Global beauty The Bureau of Indications' Nana Napoli recommends a cold shower and a clean colon before first dates and Sunday dinner, respectively. Cleanliness, godliness, psychosis Who on earth takes a cold shower unless they're stuck on a campsite in a weird country and can't twiddle the right dial to get the shower to run hot? Power of a shower Goldberger's practice of taking a cold shower every morning. Too darn hot! Taking a cold shower in the morning, and  feeling cold water pour down over our body seems more horrifying than soothing. 7 Health Benefits From Taking A Cold Shower
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