out in the cold

Idioms  

1. Excluded from benefits given to others, neglected, as in Her stand on abortion left her out in the cold with the party. This idiom alludes to being left outdoors without shelter. [Mid-1800s] Also see come in from the cold.

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out in the cold

The paper says the key message of his letter is that the couple are "still out in the cold".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

For the past year, defense and artificial intelligence have captured investors’ imaginations, leaving green energy out in the cold.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

That leaves people like you and your husband out in the cold, waiting in a long line you never signed up for.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

But even then, returns in AI may be very highly concentrated, eventually leaving many contenders out in the cold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

She thought about Bubber sitting out in the cold, dark tree house.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers