in cold blood

in cold blood
in cold blood
Fig. without feeling; with cruel intent. (Frequently said of a crime, especially murder.) •

The killer walked up and shot the woman in cold blood.

How insulting! For a person to say something like that in cold blood is just horrible.

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{adv. phr.} Without feeling or pity; in a purposely cruel way; coolly and deliberately. * /The bank robbers planned to shoot in cold blood anyone who got in their way./ * /The bandits planned to murder in cold blood all farmers in the village by the river./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • cold´-blood´|ly — cold blood|ed «KOHLD BLUHD ihd», adjective. 1. a) having blood that is about the same temperature as the air or water around the animal. The blood of such animals is colder in the winter than in the summer. Snakes and turtles are cold blooded;… …   Useful english dictionary

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