out cold

out cold
out cold & out like a light
1. Fig. unconscious. •

I fell and hit my head. I was out cold for about a minute.

Tom fainted! He's out like a light!

2. Fig. intoxicated. •

Four beers and he was out cold.

He sat in his chair at the table, out cold.

3. Fig. sound asleep. •

After a few minutes of tossing and turning, she was out like a light.

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{adv.} or {adj.}, {informal} Unconscious; in a faint. * /The ball hit Dick in the head and knocked him out cold for ten minutes./ * /They tried to lift Mary when she fell down, but she was out cold./ Syn.: OUT LIKE A LIGHT(2). Compare: PASS OUT.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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