Cold fish and Hard-nosed

Cold fish noun - A cold aloof person.

Hard-nosed and cold fish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard-nosed" instead an adjective phrase "Cold fish".

Hard-nosed adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

Cold fish and hard-nosed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cold fish" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-nosed".