Idioms based on Winter

stone cold – unemotional, very cold

a slippery slope – where one measure will lead to further worse measures

pay freeze – a temporary stop to rises in pay

chill out – rest and relax, calm down

break the ice – to begin a conversation when you first meet someone

put (something) on ice – to delay or take no further action for the foreseeable future

cuts no ice – to have no effect or influence

the tip of the iceberg – the part of the problem you can see, whilst far more serious ones lie beneath

skate on thin ice – take a big risk