"to give someone the cold shoulder"
definition: to give someone an unfriendly welcome.
example: "I asked my friends to loan me money, but my idea was met with the cold shoulder".
origin: In England, a welcome or important visitor would be served a delicious hot meal. A guest "who had outstayed his welcome, or an ordinary traveller" would get a cold shoulder of mutton.
Alternative: The shoulder of beef is a less desirable cut. Serving a cold piece of beef shoulder to your guests is a message that they are not welcome in your home.
definition: to give someone an unfriendly welcome.
example: "I asked my friends to loan me money, but my idea was met with the cold shoulder".
origin: In England, a welcome or important visitor would be served a delicious hot meal. A guest "who had outstayed his welcome, or an ordinary traveller" would get a cold shoulder of mutton.
Alternative: The shoulder of beef is a less desirable cut. Serving a cold piece of beef shoulder to your guests is a message that they are not welcome in your home.
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Just to clarify the meaning of this phrase for any learners out there. Here we go:
´After failing to score AGAIN, the rest of the team gave Matt the cold shoulder.´
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