Definition of come in from the cold
: to become part of a group or of normal society again after one has been outside it
a former spy who has come in from the cold
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“Come in from the cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20in%20from%20the%20cold. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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