Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.

    холо́дный приёмxolódnyj prijóm

More definitions
  • a refusal to recognize someone you know

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Tom gave Mary the cold shoulder.

    ruТом холодно принял Мэри. — Biga

  2. She always gives me the cold shoulder.

    ruОна всегда оказывает мне холодный прием. — sharptoothed

    deSie zeigt mir immer die kalte Schulter. — Wolf

  3. Tom gave me the cold shoulder.

  4. Mary gave her the cold shoulder.

    deMaria zeigte ihr die kalte Schulter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. She gives people the cold shoulder often.

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Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 1
a slight or snub:

Origin

See give someone the cold shoulder.

See give someone the cold shoulder.

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Forms

plural: cold shoulders

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a refusal to recognize someone you know:snubcut

Word family

1 related words

See also

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