cut someone dead

Verb

Meaning

cut someone dead (third-person singular simple present cuts someone dead, present participle cutting someone dead, simple past and past participle cut someone dead)

To completely ignore someone.
where he used to cut them dead, he now helps them on with their coats

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

shun ignore snub cold-shoulder give someone the brush-off send to Coventry give someone the cold shoulder cut someone cold turn one's back on look right through

Close letter words and terms

cut some slack cut somebody some slack cut someone cold cut someone down to size cut someone loose cut someone slack