give the cold shoulder to
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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
Here he was met by certain of the Danish party, who urged him to give the cold shoulder to the regent.
From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Paul Barron Watson
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
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