in from the cold
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English[edit]
Adverb[edit]
in from the cold (not comparable)
- Back to one's home or to a position of acceptance, from having been literally or figuratively in enemy territory. (See come in from the cold.)
- 1963 John le Carré - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
- 2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record[1]:
- Lennon chose to bring Thomas Rogne in from the cold and place him at the heart of his defence – a move which allowed him to deploy Victor Wanyama in central midfield.