cold blood
31in cold blood — if you do something, especially kill someone, in cold blood, you do it in a way which is cruel because you plan it and do it without emotion. Four men were charged with the killing, in cold blood, of a French tourist last summer. An unarmed boy… …
32in\ cold\ blood — adv. phr. Without feeling or pity; in a purposely cruel way; coolly and deliberately. The bank robbers planned to shoot in cold blood anyone who got in their way. The bandits planned to murder in cold blood all farmers in the village by the river …
33in cold blood — If something is done in cold blood, it is done ruthlessly, without any emotion …
34in cold blood — mod. without feeling; with cruel intent. □ Rocko kills in cold blood and never gives it a thought. □ The prof flunked me in cold blood …
35in cold blood — adverb In a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditated and deliberate. It was not a suicide! He was murdered in cold blood. See Also: cold blooded …
36in cold blood — ► in cold blood without feeling or mercy. Main Entry: ↑cold …
37in cold blood — phrasal with premeditation ; deliberately < was killed in cold blood > …
38in cold blood — If something is done in cold blood, it is done ruthlessly, without any emotion. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
39in cold blood — without feeling, without mercy He s accused of killing a Mountie in cold blood …
40in cold blood — without feeling or pity, cooly and deliberately The family was murdered in cold blood by the criminal gang …