So cold (that) you could hang meat (in it/there) American British phrase
Used to describe a room/place so cold that you could hang meat in there like a frozen warehouse.
"I think our air conditioner is broken, the whole house is so cold that you could hang meat in there".
"This hotel is terrible, don't you think? There is no hot water whatsoever, and the room is so cold that you could hang meat in it".
Used to advise that someone should wear warm or dry clothes, otherwise he or she will catch a very bad cold
1. To be extremely cold
2. To make someone exceedingly scared
If you say you freeze your tail off, you mean that you are extremely cold.
1. To make or be extremely chilly.
2. To terrify someone.