20 Czech expressions for when you're freezing your butt off

This is an update of an article from 2018.

Outside It’s Cold Like (Venku je zima jako)…

• …jako na Sibiři / like in Siberia
• …jako v psinci / like in a kennel
• …jako na vidrholci / like in Wuthering Heights
• …jako v kostele za oltářem / like in a church behind the altar
• …jako v lednici / like in a refrigerator
• …jak v márnici / like in a morgue
• …jak v prdeli ledního medvěda / like in a polar bear’s ass.

Poetry on Ice

• Mrzlo, až hřebíky na střechách praskaly. / So cold that even the nails on the roofs cracked.
• Mrzlo, až hvězdičky skákaly. / So cold that even the stars jumped around.
• Zima, až šindele praskají. / So cold that even the roof (shingles) cracked.
• Mrzlo, jen to řinčelo. / It was so freezing that it rang.
• Zima jak v ruský pohádce. / Cold like in a Russian fairytale.

Comically Chilly

• Je taková zima, že i ledové kafe se přišlo ohřát. / It’s so cold that even iced coffee has come to warm up.
• Zima jak v řeznickém sklepě. / It’s as cold as in a butcher’s cellar.
• To je počasí, že by člověk ven ani komunistu nevyhnal. / The weather is such that you couldn’t even get a communist out.
• To je kosa! / It’s a scythe!
• Je tu zima, že by omrzly nohy i jeptišce. / It’s so cold even nun’s feet would get frostbite.

Brrr Dogs, Brrr!

• Zima že by se i pes utrhl. / A winter so harsh even a dog would break loose.
• Je zima, že by ani psa ven nevyhnal.  / It’s so cold you couldn’t even get a dog out.
• Studenej jak psí čumák. / It’s cold as a dog’s snout.

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