the cold shoulder
noun
: cold and unfriendly treatment from a person known to one
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.
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Some retailers who had been giving us the cold shoulder decided to give LIVSN a chance.
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Andrew Gibbs-Dabney, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2023
Andrew Gibbs-Dabney, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2023
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“The cold shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cold%20shoulder. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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