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cold sweat
noun
a chill accompanied by perspiration, caused by fear, nervousness, or the like.
cold sweat
noun
informala bodily reaction to fear or nervousness, characterized by chill and moist skin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cold sweat1
First recorded in 1700–10
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Idioms and Phrases
see in a cold sweat.
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I awoke in a cold sweat, comforted by the realization that I was still at home.
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“I swear I broke out in a cold sweat.”
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“When I think about it, I still break into cold sweat,” he said, adding that he has struggled with mental illness since his release.
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I woke in a cold sweat of reality.
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Everything in this forest is drenched in a cold sweat: the stiff pine needles, the skinny twigs, the leafy ferns.
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