bring (someone) in from the cold



bring (someone) in from the cold

To allow someone to join or participate in a group from which he or she was previously excluded; to accept someone into a certain social setting. A relatively unknown director for most of her career, her work with the A-list celebrity garnered the attention of a major Hollywood studio and finally brought her in from the cold. The company finally brought its striking workers in from the cold after months of intense negotiations.
See also: bring, cold

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tanith-Near Eastern Mythology
ColtenKOL-tənEnglish (Modern)
Leif['li:f]
Adeliaə-DEL-ee-ə (English)English, Spanish
EdisonED-i-sənEnglish
Sheine-Yiddish