cold fish

Example Sentences

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“I used to say, ‘I don’t understand why you’re such a cold fish,’ and George would say, ‘I may be a cold fish, but you’re full of beans’ — and that was our chemistry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Episodes of the popular television series “The Crown” portrayed him as a cold fish, a cruel man, uncomfortable with himself.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

If being a cold fish is, as the cliché would have it, a British quality, then the series is very British indeed.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

Detractors called him “Slippery Slade” and “living proof that not all cold fish comes in a can.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2020

“Fine, but what should I do with Ess?” asked Jinny, swallowing a mouthful of cold fish.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder