cold-shoulder
Speech parts
1. cold-shoulder - Noun
2. cold-shoulder - Verb
3. cold-shoulder - Phrase
Meaning
a refusal to recognize someone you know
pay no attention to, disrespect
Source: WordNetAlternative names
cold shoulder
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Examples
the snub was clearly intentional
She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
Bogart complained, "An intelligent script, beautifully directed—something different—and the public turned a cold shoulder on it".
Mani Shankar Aiyar has slammed his party and the UPA for turning cold shoulder towards the plight of the Palestinians.
The Girls singer, 27, flashed her lithe pins in a thigh-skimming white shirt, which featured trendy cold shoulder details.
Giving Friday the cold shoulder!