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Russian proverb

When the Czar has a cold, all Russia laughs.

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cold war

[cold war] {n.} A struggle that is carried on by other means and not by actual fighting; a war without shooting or bombing. * /After World War II, a cold […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cold

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[for laughs] {adv. phr.} For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. * /The college boys climbed up into the girls' dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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