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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - cold comfort

 
 

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Cold comfort

cold comfort
If you say that a slightly encouraging fact or event is cold comfort to someone, you mean that it gives them little or no comfort because their situation is so difficult or unpleasant. These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves. N-UNCOUNT: oft N to/for n
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1.
   noun  Date: 14th century quite limited sympathy, consolation, or encouragement ...
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  1. разг. слабое утешение ...
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3.
  {n.} Something that makes a person in trouble feel very little better or even worse. * /When Tim lost the race, it was cold comfort to him to hear that he could try again in two weeks./ * /Mary spent her vacation sick in bed and Jane's letter about her trip was cold comfort./ ...
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