I thought cold snaps were supposed to be short. Thus the "snap" part of the phrase. Instead, it seems we get "less cold snaps" where the temperature rises to -15*C or so. I did a search on phrases to describe cold and was rather unsuccessful. The one I found most often was "Freezing the Balls off the Brass Monkey". Interesting.
So I searched for synonyms and found:
acold, algid, arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar, bleak, cutting, raw, chilly, parky, crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy, frigorific, frore, frosty, rimed, rimy, heatless, ice-cold, refrigerant, refrigerating, refrigerated, shivery, stone-cold, unheated, unwarmed
Personally, I think "My mama makes me wear these dang boots when I go out" is most accurate. He may look foolish, but they work. And soon enough he forgets that he's wearing them. He doesn't pick up his cold, frost-bitten feet during a walk and he moves fast enough that he never shivers. I think it's adorable.
4 comments:
those are slick shoes!
i think we need some for jed.
Oh! Dixie would "love" them too! However, the cold is an excuse for me not to have to go out with her for a walk. I keep telling her that when it warms up I'll take her out.
i need to get some of those for my "dog-nieces".
i would have to say that the synonym i like the best is "frigorific"! i'll have to use that one.
Personally I think he looks a little wussie with those boots! No wonder he's embarrassed to wear them! Glad they work though. I would hate to have to put them on him -- must be hard for you with your tummy! Love MOM
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