come in from the cold
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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: to move toward something : approach
: to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose
: to reach a particular station in a series
: having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans
: having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected
: not heated: such as
: bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat
: a condition of low temperature
: cold weather
: with utter finality : absolutely, completely
: abruptly
: without introduction or advance notice
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