x gave y the cold shoulder
1the cold shoulder — a show of intentional unfriendliness; rejection why is even his own family giving him the cold shoulder? * * * the cold shoulder : cold and unfriendly treatment from someone who knows you He got the cold shoulder from his former boss when he saw… …
2(the) cold shoulder — Noun. The act of deliberately ignoring. Derived from the s.e. verb to cold shoulder. E.g. She smiled straight at me but I gave her the cold shoulder …
3(the) cold shoulder — Noun. The act of deliberately ignoring. Derived from the s.e. verb to cold shoulder. E.g. She smiled straight at me but I gave her the cold shoulder …
4give someone the cold shoulder — give (someone) the cold shoulder to behave towards someone in a way that is not at all friendly, sometimes for reasons that this person does not understand. What have I done to him? He gave me the cold shoulder the whole evening at the party …
5give the cold shoulder — give (someone) the cold shoulder to behave towards someone in a way that is not at all friendly, sometimes for reasons that this person does not understand. What have I done to him? He gave me the cold shoulder the whole evening at the party …
6give smb the cold shoulder — be unfriendly to someone He gave her the cold shoulder at the party …
7cold shoulder — {n.}, {informal} Unfriendly treatment of a person, a showing of dislike for a person or of looking down on a person. Used in the cliches give the cold shoulder or turn a cold shoulder to or get the cold shoulder . * /When Bob asked Mary for a… …
8cold shoulder — {n.}, {informal} Unfriendly treatment of a person, a showing of dislike for a person or of looking down on a person. Used in the cliches give the cold shoulder or turn a cold shoulder to or get the cold shoulder . * /When Bob asked Mary for a… …
9give someone the cold shoulder — give (someone/something) the cold shoulder to show no interest in someone or something. Our town council has given the cold shoulder to a proposal to build a public swimming pool. I d love to know why Bill gave the cold shoulder to Janice …
10give something the cold shoulder — give (someone/something) the cold shoulder to show no interest in someone or something. Our town council has given the cold shoulder to a proposal to build a public swimming pool. I d love to know why Bill gave the cold shoulder to Janice …
