give the cold shoulder to

Example Sentences

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And if we are to follow through with Mr. Schwartz’s proposition, are we to give the cold shoulder to drivers stranded in heavy snow?

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2014

Of the HBO contenders, "Thrones" is our favorite, but Emmy voters typically give the cold shoulder to fantasy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2011

Is he saying you should give the cold shoulder to a neighbor who has left his or her family for a new and improved spouse?

From Time Magazine Archive

He will talk of "Philanthropy" and the "Humanities," have great compassion, perhaps, for "a dray-horse," and give the cold shoulder to the houseless pauper or orphan.

From Public School Education by Müller, Michael

Sure, we’re only saying that he’s inclined to give the cold shoulder to those he looks upon as his inferiors in rank.

From The Rival Crusoes by Kingston, William Henry Giles