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Idiom idiom

cold one


A beer; usually, a cold beer straight from a refrigerator or cooler.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“After work, he likes to drink a cold one.”

CONTEXTUAL

“We finished mowing the lawn, so we sat on the porch and enjoyed a cold one.”

COMPLEX

“Following the long, exhausting week, they gathered by the lake to share a cold one as the sun began to set.”


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  4. 04

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026