This document discusses several common idioms related to cold weather and feelings. It defines the idioms "in the dead of winter" as referring to the middle of winter, "cold shoulder" as ignoring someone, "get cold feet" as becoming too frightened to go through with a plan, "break out in a cold sweat" as becoming frightened and anxious and beginning to sweat, and "cold comfort" as offering limited sympathy or comfort. Examples are provided to illustrate the meaning and usage of each idiom.

1. Cold weather idioms
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2. In the dead of winter
In the middle of winter
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It’s so cold out
there, and we
are still in the
dead of
winter.

3. Cold shoulder
to ignore someone
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Why do
you always
give me
the cold
shoulder?

4. To get cold feet
to ​suddenly ​become too ​frightened to do something
you have planned to do
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Tommy used to
get cold feet
when he sang
in front of
others, but no
more!

5. To break out in a cold sweat
To get frightened and anxious and begin to sweat
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I don’t want to
participate in the
play because every
time I speak in front
of a large group I
break out in a cold
sweat!

6. Cold comfort
Offering limited sympathy or comfort
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Next year you’ll
play better? That’s
cold comfort! We
need to make the
play offs this year!