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cold-shoulder

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cold-shoulder someone
give someone the cold shoulder - to behave towards someone in a way that is not at all friendly, sometimes for reasons that this person does not understand. After their argument, Peter cold-shouldered Jonathan for the rest of the week.

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7) Bishop Henry had been waging a cold-shoulder campaign against the Calgary Herald by refusing to speak to us so long as journalists from our newsroom were on strike.
29, Parachini said he has approached the Police Protective League about the proposal, but has so far received a cold-shoulder which he attributes to "traditional estrangement between our two organizations.
Unfortunately for some, however, cold-shoulder treatment and a lack of chemistry are more apt descriptions of this rapport.
 
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