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(espionage) Of a spy: to return home after having gone undercover in enemy territory. / (by extension) To gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.

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come in from the cold

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come in from the cold

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkʌm‿ɪn fɹəm ðə ˈkəʊld/

Verb

idiomatic intransitive broadly

(espionage) Of a spy: to return home after having gone undercover in enemy territory. / (by extension) To gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.

Japanese Meaning

（諜報活動において）敵地に潜入していたスパイが帰国すること / （転じて）これまで受け入れられていなかった者が、社会や集団に広く受け入れられるようになること