cold fish
Example Sentences
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As Alfred Uhry’s book — also a Tony winner — relates, Leo, the manager of a pencil factory owned by Lucille’s uncle, is a misfit in Atlanta: a New York Jew but also a cold fish.
From New York Times
A bowl of cold fish is almost mandatory.
From New York Times
She thinks he is a "cold fish," and wants to ask a younger woman — whom she has met through departmental social events only — to do her surgery.
From Washington Post
But even if those individuals are cold fish, they probably aren’t the kind that lives in the sea.
From New York Times
Our quiet natures can lead others to conclude that we are “cold fish,” aren’t team players or don’t have anything to offer.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
