cold blood

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

referring to the nature of reptiles and fish; metaphorically, cruelty

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Examples (10)

  • The defenseless villagers were massacred in cold blood.
  • He betrayed his lifelong friend in cold blood for a promotion.
  • How could you abandon your pet in cold blood on the side of the road?
  • The assassin was hired to eliminate the target in cold blood.
  • It wasn't a crime of passion; it was a murder committed in cold blood.
  • Lizards, having cold blood, often bask on warm rocks to raise their body temperature.
  • In our biology class, we learned the difference between animals with warm blood and those with cold blood.
  • The prosecutor argued that the defendant acted in cold blood, showing no remorse.
  • Fish are vertebrates with cold blood, which means their internal temperature matches the water around them.
  • To shut down the factory and ruin so many lives without warning was an act of cold blood.