Idiom
cast a chill
Meaning
To provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His rude comment cast a chill over the entire room.”
“When she mentioned the unpaid debts, it cast a chill over the dinner party and everyone stopped talking.”
“The sudden, unexpected arrival of the estranged brother cast a chill over the gathering, silencing the laughter that had filled the hall only moments before.”
Examples
simple
“His rude comment cast a chill over the entire room.”
contextual
“When she mentioned the unpaid debts, it cast a chill over the dinner party and everyone stopped talking.”
complex
“The sudden, unexpected arrival of the estranged brother cast a chill over the gathering, silencing the laughter that had filled the hall only moments before.”
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