cold as stone

cold as stone
((as) cold as (a) stone)
1) холодный как лед

...I grew by degrees cold as a stone and then my courage sank. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Jane Eyre’, ch. II) — ...постепенно я вся закоченела, и мужество стало покидать меня.

2) бессердечный, чёрствый, бесчувственный, холодный

What was it to anyone but her? And pride so moved within her that even her heart felt cold as stone. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. XXIII) — Кого трогает эта смерть, кроме нее? И гордость заговорила в Динни с такой силой, что даже сердце стало холодным, словно камень.

I looked for Hamid's stout denial, his cry of horror. But he had nothing to say. He was calm and dead, rigid as steel, cold as stone. (J. Aldridge, ‘Heroes of the Empty View’, part III, ch. 30) — Я ждал, что Хамид возмутится, что я услышу его гневный протест. Но он никак не отозвался на слова Зейна. Он был спокоен спокойствием мертвеца, твердый как сталь, холодный как камень.


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