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    cold shoulder

    US /kold ˈʃoldɚ/

    ・

    UK /kəuld ˈʃəuldə/

    B1
    idiomIdiomTo deliberately ignore someone.
    She gave him the cold shoulder after their argument.
    n.NounA show of intentional unfriendliness; ignoring someone.
    She gave him the cold shoulder after their argument.

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    Why The Rich Care Less (with Daniel Goleman)

    19:42Why The Rich Care Less (with Daniel Goleman)
    • You say, "Turning a blind eye, giving someone the cold shoulder, looking down on people, seeing right through them." And then you're basically saying that these metaphors of kind of condescending and dismissive behavior, they're actually being shown in certain research settings to be very real.

      You say, "Turning a blind eye, giving someone the cold shoulder, looking down on people, seeing right through them." And then you're basically saying that these metaphors of kind of condescending and dismissive behavior, they're actually being shown in certain research settings to be very real.

    • giving someone the cold shoulder looking down on people

      giving someone the cold shoulder looking down on people

    B1

    Guy Winch: "Emotional First Aid" | Talks At Google

    43:09Guy Winch: "Emotional First Aid" | Talks At Google
    • Our neighbors give us the cold shoulder.

      Our neighbors give us the cold shoulder.

    • Our neighbors give us the cold shoulder.

      Our neighbors give us the cold shoulder.

    B1

    Huberman Explains the Epstein Problem That'll Last a Century

    10:02Huberman Explains the Epstein Problem That'll Last a Century
    • and I said, "Please tell me that he's not funding labs." And they said, "No, he approached us, we gave him the cold shoulder." You know, they're—you know, they vet very carefully, which is what MIT didn't do.

      and I said, "Please tell me that he's not funding labs." And they said, "No, he approached us, we gave him the cold shoulder." You know, they're—you know, they vet very carefully, which is what MIT didn't do.

    • I said, "Please tell me that he's not funding labs." You know, they said, "Nope." He approached us, we gave him the cold shoulder.

      I said, "Please tell me that he's not funding labs." You know, they said, "Nope." He approached us, we gave him the cold shoulder.

    A2

    JEALOUSY: How Competition Teaches Us About Ourselves

    07:42JEALOUSY: How Competition Teaches Us About Ourselves
    • Or she might start to withdraw and give Eric the cold shoulder, as punishment for talking to Mary.

      Or she might start to withdraw and give Eric the cold shoulder, as punishment for talking to Mary.

    • Or she might start to withdraw and give Eric the cold shoulder as punishment for talking to Mary.

      Or she might start to withdraw and give Eric the cold shoulder as punishment for talking to Mary.

    B1

    7 Signs Someone is Secretly Narcissistic

    05:487 Signs Someone is Secretly Narcissistic
    • So instead, they'll give you the cold shoulder, tell you backhanded compliments or whisper snide remarks about you under their breath.

      So instead, they'll give you the cold shoulder, tell you backhanded compliments or whisper snide remarks about you under their breath.

    B2

    23 AMERICAN SLANG WORDS that You Need to Know (AMERICAN ENGLISH)

    09:2923 AMERICAN SLANG WORDS that You Need to Know (AMERICAN ENGLISH)
    • Another slang phrase is the cold shoulder.

      Another slang phrase is the cold shoulder.

    • If you give somebody a cold shoulder means you are ignoring them on purpose.

      If you give somebody a cold shoulder means you are ignoring them on purpose.

    B1

    Top 10 Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

    05:56Top 10 Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs
    • All I'm saying is that, at least for me as an entrepreneur, I reside in the latter where I'm not going to take that risk of coming up with something completely different and be left kind of cold shoulder-ish in the marketplace versus kind of going in with it and replicating something and then innovating it by, I would, executing them after I've reached a certain point.

      All I'm saying is that, at least for me as an entrepreneur, I reside in the latter where I'm not going to take that risk of coming up with something completely different and be left kind of cold shoulder-ish in the marketplace versus kind of going in with it and replicating something and then innovating it by, I would, executing them after I've reached a certain point.

    • All I'm saying is that, at least for me as an entrepreneur, I reside in the latter where I'm not going to take that risk of coming up with something completely different and be left kind of cold shoulder-ish in the marketplace versus kind of going in with it and replicating something and then innovating it by out-executing them after I've reached a certain point.

      All I'm saying is that, at least for me as an entrepreneur, I reside in the latter where I'm not going to take that risk of coming up with something completely different and be left kind of cold shoulder-ish in the marketplace versus kind of going in with it and replicating something and then innovating it by out-executing them after I've reached a certain point.

    A2

    Zelensky hopes first Ukraine, Russia and US talks are 'step towards ending war' | BBC News

    09:00Zelensky hopes first Ukraine, Russia and US talks are 'step towards ending war' | BBC News
    • Most of the people we spoke to were suspicious of America's president and ready to give him the cold shoulder.

      Most of the people we spoke to were suspicious of America's president and ready to give him the cold shoulder.

    • On the streets of Moscow, most of the people we spoke to were suspicious of America's president and ready to give him the cold shoulder.

      On the streets of Moscow, most of the people we spoke to were suspicious of America's president and ready to give him the cold shoulder.

    B1

    45 MINUTES of SpongeBob’s Snowiest Moments ❄️ | @SpongeBobOfficial

    45:3745 MINUTES of SpongeBob’s Snowiest Moments ❄️ | @SpongeBobOfficial
    • Let's see how long you keep those customers when you give them the cold shoulder.

      Let's see how long you keep those customers when you give them the cold shoulder.

    • Let's see how long you keep those customers when you give them the cold shoulder.

      Let's see how long you keep those customers when you give them the cold shoulder.

    B2

    Honest Trailers - Batman & Robin

    03:56Honest Trailers - Batman & Robin
    • Talk about your cold shoulder.

      Talk about your cold shoulder.

    B1