nip in the air

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a nip in the air

if there is a nip in the air, the air is cold. There's quite a nip in the air. I think you'll need your jacket on.

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Supper over, the tables dormant were cleared away as by magic and trestles and bancals arranged around the blazing fire, for there was a bitter nip in the air. The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context The sun was shining very brightly, and yet there was an exhilarating nip in the air, which set an edge to a man's energy. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context More results

References in classic literature

Supper over, the tables dormant were cleared away as by magic and trestles and bancals arranged around the blazing fire, for there was a bitter nip in the air.

The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

The sun was shining very brightly, and yet there was an exhilarating nip in the air, which set an edge to a man's energy.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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