idiom
in cold blood
in KOHLD BLUD
ɪn koʊld blʌdListen
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incoldblood
Dictionary meaning
deliberately and without emotion or provocation; used to describe a calculated act of violence or cruelty carried out with premeditation rather than passion; in forensic and legal contexts it implies the presence of mind and intent that qualifies an act as first-degree rather than heat-of-the-moment
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