释义 |
in the cold light of dayWhen one has had time to consider a situation objectively: in the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous...- You have got to sit down and look at things in the cold light of day and I know where the problems are and I know where we can put it right but it is not going to happen overnight.
- We'll sit down in the cold light of day, understand the facts, discuss it with the player and decide what we want to do.
- It's interesting how, after a couple of glasses of wine late on a Friday night, Lisa's quite happy to let me put a photo of her on my website. It's slightly less interesting how, in the cold light of day, she completely changes her mind.
See parent entry: cold |