give smb. the cold shoulder
- give smb. the cold shoulder
paзг.
oкaзaть xoлoдный пpиём кoму-л.; пpoявить нeпpиязнь, пpeнeбpeжeниe к кoму-л.; избeгaть кoгo-л. [пoдpaзумeвaeтcя a cold shoulder of mutton - xoлoднaя бapaнья лoпaткa, кoтopую пoдaвaли нeзвaнoму гocтю]
He could not think that he had played a handsome part. Those who knew the story gave him the cold shoulder (R. L. Stevenson)
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give smb the cold shoulder — be unfriendly to someone He gave her the cold shoulder at the party … Idioms and examples
cold shoulder — n. (colloq.) snub to give smb. the cold shoulder * * * (colloq.) [ snub ] to give smb. the … Combinatory dictionary
shoulder — I n. 1) to shrug one s shoulders 2) to square one s shoulders 3) broad, square shoulders 4) (misc.) shoulder to shoulder (to work shoulder to shoulder) ( to work closely together ); to give smb. a cold shoulder ( to be unfriendly to smb. ); to… … Combinatory dictionary
