give someone the cold shoulder
To snub, resist or reject somebodyTo snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.
I must have made him angry with my comment. He’s been giving me the cold shoulder ever since I said it.
die kalte Schulter zeigen
оказа́ть холо́дный приёмokazátʹ xolódnyj prijóm
д́ати гарбуза́d́aty harbuzá
Examples
20 sentencesTom gave Mary the cold shoulder.
ruТом холодно принял Мэри. — Biga
She always gives me the cold shoulder.
ruОна всегда оказывает мне холодный прием. — sharptoothed
deSie zeigt mir immer die kalte Schulter. — Wolf
Tom gave Mary a pat on the shoulder.
Tom gave me the cold shoulder.
Mary gave her the cold shoulder.
deMaria zeigte ihr die kalte Schulter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
First recorded use of the expression was in 1816 by Sir Walter Scott in Scots (“The CounteFirst recorded use of the expression was in 1816 by Sir Walter Scott in Scots (“The Countess’s dislike didna gang farther at first than just showing o’ the cauld shouther”.)
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Forms
gives someone the cold shoulder, giving someone the cold shoulder, gave someone the cold shoulder, given someone the cold shoulder| Base form | give someone the cold shoulder · to give someone the cold shoulder |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gives someone the cold shoulder |
| Present participle | giving someone the cold shoulder |
| Past simple | gave someone the cold shoulder |
| Past participle | given someone the cold shoulder |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | give someone the cold shoulder |
| he, she, it | gives someone the cold shoulder |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | gave someone the cold shoulder |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have given someone the cold shoulder |
| he, she, it | has given someone the cold shoulder |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will give someone the cold shoulder |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.