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cold sweat
noun
- a chill accompanied by perspiration, caused by fear, nervousness, or the like.
cold sweat
noun
- informal.a bodily reaction to fear or nervousness, characterized by chill and moist skin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cold sweat1
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
I remember waking up 12 or 13 years ago in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.
When the cold sweat of the bad review dried, another feeling followed that was not at all unpleasant.
A mist came before his eyes, the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face, his limbs failed him, and he sunk upon his knees.
A cold sweat broke out on my forehead, for I already loved this woman too much not to be overwhelmed by the suspicion.
My mouth was dry, and I could feel cold sweat trickling down my spine.
I could not speak, my pulse scarcely beat at all; a cold sweat bathed me from head to foot.
Your son, moreover, gives you a cold sweat, if your razors happen to be out of their place.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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