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1 freeze the balls of a brass monkey
English-Dutch dictionary > freeze the balls of a brass monkey
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2 it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey
het is zo koud dat je ballen eraf vallen/vriezenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey
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3 brass monkey
brass monkey〈 informeel〉♦voorbeelden:freeze the balls of a brass monkey • de stenen uit de grond vriezen -
4 cold
adj. koud--------n. koude, kilte; verkoudheidcold1[ koold]♦voorbeelden:catch (a) cold • kou vattenhave a cold • verkouden zijnII 〈niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord; vaak the〉1 kou♦voorbeelden:she was left out in the cold • ze was aan haar lot overgelaten————————cold2〈 coldness〉♦voorbeelden:a cold fish • een kouwe kikkercold logic • de nuchtere logica〈 culinaria〉 cold meat/ 〈 voornamelijk Amerikaans-Engels〉 cuts • gemengd koud vlees, assiette anglaisea cold welcome • een koele ontvangstbe/feel cold • het koud hebben〈 vulgair〉 it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey • het is zo koud dat je ballen eraf vallen/vriezenit leaves me cold • het laat me koudcold comfort • schrale troostget/have cold feet • bang worden/zijncold turkey • onverbloemde waarheid; 〈 informeel〉harde ontwenningskuur/ontwenningsverschijnselen van verslaafde 〈door hem/haar opeens alle drugs te onthouden〉cold war • koude oorlogmake someone's blood run cold • iemand het bloed in de aderen doen stollen♦voorbeelden:————————cold3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:quit one's job cold • op staande voet ontslag nemenbe turned down cold • zonder meer afgewezen worden
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cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey — ► cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey informal extremely cold. [ORIGIN: from a type of brass rack or ‘monkey’ in which cannonballs were stored and which contracted in very cold weather, ejecting the balls.] Main Entry: ↑brass … English terms dictionary
be cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey — British, very informal! brass monkey weather extremely cold weather. We were in Moscow, and it was cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey … New idioms dictionary
cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey — Meaning Very cold weather conditions. Origin Uncertain origin. Some references say that the brass triangles that supported stacks of iron cannonballs on sailing ships were called monkeys and that in cold weather, as brass contracts more than iron … Meaning and origin of phrases
Cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey — cold! … Dictionary of Australian slang
So cold it'll freeze the balls on a brass monkey — very cold … Dictionary of Australian slang
cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey — Australian Slang cold! … English dialects glossary
so cold it'll freeze the balls on a brass monkey — Australian Slang very cold … English dialects glossary
monkey, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass* — Very cold … A concise dictionary of English slang
brass monkey Brit. — brass monkey Brit. informal used to indicate extremely cold weather: cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. [from a type of brass rack or ‘monkey’ in which cannonballs were stored and which contracted in very cold weather, ejecting… … English new terms dictionary
brass monkey — If it s brass monkey weather, or cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, it is extremely cold … The small dictionary of idiomes
Brass monkey (colloquial expression) — This article is about the colloquial expression. For other uses of the term, see Brass monkey (disambiguation). The Brass Monkey of Stanthorpe, Queensland the place known for its brass monkey weather , complete with a set of balls The phrase cold … Wikipedia