give the cold shoulder
Example Sentences
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Photograph: David Livingston/Getty Images To give the cold shoulder, in fashion terms, means the exact opposite of what it used to mean.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2016
And if we are to follow through with Mr. Schwartz’s proposition, are we to give the cold shoulder to drivers stranded in heavy snow?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2014
Of the HBO contenders, "Thrones" is our favorite, but Emmy voters typically give the cold shoulder to fantasy.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2011
Is he saying you should give the cold shoulder to a neighbor who has left his or her family for a new and improved spouse?
From Time Magazine Archive
He will talk of "Philanthropy" and the "Humanities," have great compassion, perhaps, for "a dray-horse," and give the cold shoulder to the houseless pauper or orphan.
From Public School Education by Michael Müller
