frost
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clear moon, frost soon
proverb If there aren't clouds in the sky at night, then a frost is more likely to happen in the early morning. A: "Wow, you can really see the moon tonight!" B: "You know what that means—clear moon, frost soon."
frost (someone)
To cause someone to become angry, agitated, or annoyed. My sister really frosted me by using the last of my shampoo—again!
See also: frost
frost over
To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts over tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.
frost up
1. To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts up tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.
2. To cause something to become coated with a thin layer of ice. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "frost" and "up." I'm worried that the cold temperatures tonight will frost the ground up.
frosted
Angry, agitated, or annoyed. I'm frosted because you used the last of my shampoo—again!
See also: frost
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
frost over
to become covered with frost. The windows had all frosted over in the night. The car windows frosted over.
frosted (over)
Sl. angry; annoyed. The clerk was really frosted over when I asked for a better one. Why was he so frosted?
See also: frost
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
frost over
v.
To become covered with frost: The blades of grass frosted over in the cold night air.
frost up
v.
1. To become covered with frost: The windows frosted up quickly when the temperature dropped.
2. To cause something to become covered with frost: The freezing air frosted up the windows. Our breath frosted the mirrors up.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
frost
tv. to make someone angry. (see also frosted (over).) The little car frosted me by zooming into my parking place.
frosted (over)
mod. angry; annoyed. The clerk was really frosted over when I asked for a better one.
frosted
verbSee frosted over
See also: frost
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.