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cold shoulder
noun
a show of deliberate indifference or disregard.
Origin:
1810–20
1810–20
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Cold-shoulder
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cold shoulder definition
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.”
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