cold storage

cold storage

noun
1.
the storage of food, furs, etc., in an artificially cooled place.
2.
a condition of suspension of action or activity; abeyance.

Origin:
1890–95
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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cold storage
 
n
1.  the storage of things in an artificially cooled place for preservation
2.  informal a state of temporary suspension: to put an idea into cold storage

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cold storage

see in cold storage.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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