cold comfort
Meaning
Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.
Synonyms
Translations
solaç
schwacher Trost
ανακούφιση παρηγοριά
consolation
sollievo
heulEtymology
Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew, see quotations.
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