big chill
📖 Definitions
noun
1. An extremely cold spell.
2. A prolonged period of global cooling or glaciation.
3. A state of emotional letdown, disillusionment, or waning enthusiasm.
4. A metaphor for death or the end of life.
💬 Usage Examples
“[In the film The Day After Tomorrow] there is snow in Delhi and Tokyo is pummelled by hailstones the size of fists. The big chill is a mystery to everybody but Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid), a climatologist in Washington, DC, who moonlights as a soothsayer.” Anthony Lane; Cold Comfort; The New Yorker; Jun 7, 2004. “The Albanese government is facing the big chill on many fronts.” Tom Dusevic; Challenges of Economic Reality; The Australian (Canberra, Australia); May 23, 2022. “So right before they put you to permanent sleep, the big chill.” Maxwell Perry; The Big Truck War; AuthorHouse; 2008.