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come in from the cold
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
idiomatic
intransitive
broadly
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
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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
After three years undercover in Berlin, the agent was finally ordered to come in from the cold and report back to headquarters.
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After three years undercover in Berlin, the agent was finally ordered to come in from the cold and report back to headquarters.
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