cold steel

collocation in English

meaningsofcoldandsteel

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cold
adjective
uk
/kəʊld/us
/koʊld/
at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, ...
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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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(Definition ofcoldandsteelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcold steel

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Convinced of e the justice of their cause, revolutionary troops bore down withcoldsteelon the terrified hirelings of despots.
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Now we have to fight them, not withcoldsteel, but with ideas, with battles of the mind, even with moral battles.
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Thecoldsteelmagnum tanto is another example.
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Although they may not pay much attention, thecoldsteelenters the legislation which affects them years afterwards.
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It is perfectly true, as he said, that the use ofcoldsteelin this country is a modern and most unpleasant development.
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During the 1914–1918 war, the attitude was a little better though even then it was left to doctors in the front line to extract teeth bycoldsteel.
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The cavalry, obsessed with the charge withcoldsteel, had ceased to be in any useful sense mobile.
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The towers were all built as squares, a sign of the fortress' age, showing that battles were still fought withcoldsteel.
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To plug the barrel, a verycoldsteelrod is inserted; after it warms up it is too tight to remove.
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Limited quantities ofcoldsteelplate were available, and the timber obtained by permit was to a considerable extent used as framing to which the steel plate was fixed.
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Limited quantities ofcoldsteelplate were available and the timber obtained by permit was to a considerable extent used as framing to which the steel plate was fixed.
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