cold-shoulder
verb (used with object)
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cold shoulder
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Examples from the Web for cold-shoulder
As to Frances, she behaved abominably, and turned the cold-shoulder to everybody.
It May Be True Volume 1 of 3|Mrs. WoodOne doesn't realize these things at first—neither of you will, till you see how dreadfully Society can cold-shoulder.
Beyond|John GalsworthySwift does not at once fascinate and cold-shoulder him as he does to so many people.
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd
British Dictionary definitions for cold-shoulder
cold shoulder
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verb cold-shoulder (tr)
Culture definitions for cold-shoulder
cold shoulder
To “give someone the cold shoulder” is to ignore someone deliberately: “At the party, Carl tried to talk to Suzanne, but she gave him the cold shoulder.”
Idioms and Phrases with cold-shoulder
cold shoulder
Deliberate coldness or disregard, a slight or snub. For example, When I said hello to her in the library, she gave me the cold shoulder and walked away. This term, which first appeared in writings by Sir Walter Scott and others, supposedly alludes to the custom of welcoming a desired guest with a meal of roasted meat, but serving only a cold shoulder of beef or lamb—a far inferior dish—to those who outstayed their welcome. [Early 1800s]