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Yes, Tom, 'colder than hell' means 'extremely cold'. The word 'hell' is often used as a (usually) negative intensifier:
- colder/hotter/darker/noisier/worse, etc. than hell
- mad/crowded/bored/frustrated/burning/angry, etc. as hell
- freezing/raining/snoring/working, etc. like hell
- looking like hell warmed over... |
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| Sat Sep 09, 2006 23:39 pm Expression: Colder than hell |
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And there are also the idioms
"when hell freezes over" (which means never)
AND
"until hell freezes over" (which means forever).
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| Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:25 am Expression: Colder than hell |
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| Quote: | | looking like hell warmed over |
Could you please tell me the meaning and use of this idiom?
Again it was difficult to find it on Google! 
Tom
PS: I think there should be a booklet available on Google! |
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| Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:50 am Expression: Colder than hell |
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Hi Tom
I think that's an alternative way to say "look like death warmed over":
http://www.answers.com/topic/look-like-death
Sometimes idioms have variations, so doing a Google search can be tricky. In the idiom above, you can also use "feel" instead of "look" and sometimes you'll hear "warmed up" instead of "warmed over".
Try a Google search with:
"warmed over"
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"warmed over" idiom
For all hell idioms generally (there are a lot of them):
hell idiom
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