give someone the cold shoulder
Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.
    I must have made him angry with my comment. He’s been giving me the cold shoulder ever since I said it.
Translations
  • French: être en froid avec quelqu'un
  • German: jemandem die kalte Schulter zeigen
  • Russian: оказа́ть холо́дный приём
  • Spanish: dar la espalda, hacer el vacío



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