Cold open In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cold open", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-10-07 06:10

Meaning of Cold open

Cold open noun phrase

In a motion picture, television program or video game, a scene shown before the theme song or opening titles are shown.

 

The cold opening of this movie was so suspenseful that it won my attention and kept me from channel surfing.

A perfect cold opening for drama series is the one succeeding at increasing suspense.

Origin of Cold open

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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 To quit; to give up, stop doing something because you know that you cannot succeed; admit defeat

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The team is not going to throw in the towel just because they lost one game.

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