give smb the cold shoulder be unfriendly to someone He gave her the cold shoulder at the party.

cold shoulder Unfriendly treatment of a person, a showing of dislike for a person or of looking down on a person. - Used in the cliches "give the cold shoulder" or "turn a cold shoulder to" or "get the cold shoulder". When Bob asked Mary for a date she gave him the cold shoulder. The membership committee turned a cold shoulder to Jim's request to join the club.

cold shoulder [ ] холодный прием to give smb. the cold shoulder — оказать кому-л. холодный прием, принять кого-л. холодно, неприветливо to show smb. the cold shoulder — быть неприветливым