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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
in from the cold en · ADV
Meanings
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(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.)
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.
2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record:1963 John le Carré - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold