English / idiom
Cold Enough to Freeze the Ball off a Brass Monkey
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Extremely, uncomfortably, and bitingly cold weather.
In context
01
Put on your heavy woolen coat before stepping outdoors; it is cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey tonight.
02
The blizzard in the valley made the campsite feel cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey.
Synonyms
Bitterly cold,bone-chilling,arctic
Antonyms
Scorching hot,sweltering,blisteringly warm
Collocations
weather cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey,outside it is cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey,feel cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey