cold fish
морська зірка
сухарь
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A heartless individualA heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.
» In cold weather fish stay fresh for longer.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.
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суха́рьsuxárʹ
(slang)A sexual partner who, during sex, lacks vigor or emotional reciprocity.
More definitions
- an aloof unemotional person
Examples
3 sentencesIn cold weather fish stay fresh for longer.
He's such a cold fish.
Because warm water sinks in very cold freshwater, fish often gather in groups near the bottom.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
heartless individual:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
Coined by William Shakespeare in 1611, see quotations.Coined by William Shakespeare in 1611, see quotations.
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Forms
plural: cold fish / cold fishes| Singular | cold fish |
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| Plural | cold fish / cold fishes |
regular
Synonyms
21 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular