cold fish
Example Sentences
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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
Detractors called him “Slippery Slade” and “living proof that not all cold fish comes in a can.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2020
This is charming but also compatible with Tesla’s portrait of Edison as a cold fish.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2020
If he lost his way, his cold fish of a son never quite caught up to the pace of democratization either.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2019
“Fine, but what should I do with Ess?” asked Jinny, swallowing a mouthful of cold fish.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
