cold as ice and frost

cold as ice and frost

It refers to treating people with no feelings, as cold as frost. It's also a metaphor for being strict and not approachable. It's the same as "ice cold". Liu Zhiji of the Tang Dynasty wrote in Shi Tong Za Shuo Shang: "when talking about grace, it's as warm as spring, but when it's strict, it's as cold as autumn."

essential information

[name]: linruoshuang [Pinyin]: l ǐ NRU ò Qi ū Shu ā ng

Source of allusion

Liu Zhiji of the Tang Dynasty wrote in Shi Tong Za Shuo Shang: "when talking about grace, it's as warm as spring, but when it's strict, it's as cold as autumn."

words whose meaning is similar

cold as ice and frost

antonym

amiable and easy of approach

English translation

severe-looking

Idiom information

Idiom explanation: it means to treat people with no feelings, as cold as frost. It's also a metaphor for being strict and not approachable. It's the same as "ice cold". degree of common use: General emotional color: commendatory words grammatical usage: as predicate and attribute; metaphor: People's attitude is serious idiom structure: partial formal generation time: ancient times