in cold blood

介词短语
中文释义

英文释义

介词短语
  1. In a ruthless and unfeeling manner, particularly as applied to first-degree murder committed without provocation and with malice aforethought. idiomatic
    — It was not a suicide! He was murdered in cold blood.

词源

From a specialized meaning of cold, referring to lack of empathy.
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