idiom
cold shoulder
KOHLD SHOHL-der
koʊld ˈʃoʊldərListen
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Syllable breakdown
coldshoulder
Dictionary meaning
Intentional unfriendly treatment or deliberate exclusion.
Examples
- The new government gave the alliance partners the cold shoulder at the first multilateral summit.
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