Idiom
grow cold
Meaning
To wane; to lose interest or enthusiasm for something or someone; to become disenchanted or to fall out of love with someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Their interest in the project began to grow cold.”
“After months of arguing, his feelings for her started to grow cold and they decided to separate.”
“As the initial excitement of the venture faded, the investors' enthusiasm began to grow cold, leaving the startup without the necessary funding to continue.”
Examples
simple
“Their interest in the project began to grow cold.”
contextual
“After months of arguing, his feelings for her started to grow cold and they decided to separate.”
complex
“As the initial excitement of the venture faded, the investors' enthusiasm began to grow cold, leaving the startup without the necessary funding to continue.”
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