idioms involving “cold”

Cold as ice

Unfriendly, difficult to befriend

“When Sakurai-san first joined the company, she was cold as ice, but now she is making friends.”

Leave someone cold

To not excite or interest someone, to turn someone off

“To hear the CEO say how important we employees are, after he cut our pay by 15%, leaves me cold.”

Cold comfort

Encouragement that is inadequate

“Telling Fuji-san that her health insurance would be extended for 90 days after she was laid off was cold comfort.”

Blow hot and cold

To be indecisive, to vacillate between two options

“We have no idea what the final decision will be; the chairman is blowing hot and cold on the proposal.”

Throw cold water on something

To reject or discourage

“Our chief designer has thrown cold water on every design the team has submitted.”