cold shoulder noun
Meaning:
the cold shoulder
: cold and unfriendly treatment from someone who knows you
▪ He got the cold shoulder from his former boss when he saw him at a restaurant. ▪ Most of the other professors gave him the cold shoulder.
▪ He got the cold shoulder from his former boss when he saw him at a restaurant. ▪ Most of the other professors gave him the cold shoulder.
— cold–shoul·der verb, cold–shoul·ders; cold–shoul·dered; cold–shoul·der·ing [+ obj]
▪ He was cold-shouldered by his former boss.
▪ He was cold-shouldered by his former boss.
