cold-fish
Example Sentences
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Detractors called him “Slippery Slade” and “living proof that not all cold fish comes in a can.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2020
He introduces her to fine dining, fancy clothes, discreet makeup and the opera, while she transforms him from a cold fish into a free spirit.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2018
Kennedy told Ginsberg that day that he was quite the opposite – hard-hearted, or cold-hearted, or a cold fish – “Some phrase like that,” Ginsberg said.
From The Guardian • May 27, 2018
The hiyayakko, or chilled tofu, had all the personality of cold fish, while the ohitashi salad was little more than spinach drowning in dashi and bonito flakes that had lost their shimmy.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2018
“Fine, but what should I do with Ess?” asked Jinny, swallowing a mouthful of cold fish.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
