cold as a mackerel
The idiom "cold as a mackerel" likens someone or something to the coldness of a mackerel, often used to describe emotional detachment or physical coldness.
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Definition
B2Emotional State
(informal, idiomatic)Unemotional and indifferent.
Example
- Despite the tragic news, he remained as cold as a mackerel.
B2Physical Temperature
(informal, idiomatic)Extremely cold in temperature.
Example
- The basement felt cold as a mackerel after the heater broke.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "cold as a mackerel":
freezing coldcold fishstink like a mackerelcold spellcold work