What does turn the cold shoulder on someone mean?

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turn the cold shoulder on someone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: turn the -cold shoul-der on -some-one
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verb

Alternative form of give someone the cold shoulder.

Example Sentences

"Casaubon has devilish good reasons, you may be sure, for turning the cold shoulder on a young fellow whose bringing-up he paid for."

Inflected Forms

turns the cold shoulder on someone (present, singular) turning the cold shoulder on someone (participle, present) turned the cold shoulder on someone (participle, past) turned the cold shoulder on someone (past)

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What does turn the cold shoulder on someone mean?: Alternative form of give someone the cold shoulder.

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