Used figuratively, chiefly in the phrase to show the cold shoulder, explained in the Glossary to the Antiquary as ‘To appear cold and reserved’; now…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > treat discourteously [verb (transitive)] > treat with lack of affability (8) to show the cold shoulder1816 Used figuratively, chiefly in the phrase to show the cold shoulder, explained in the Glossary to the Antiquary as ‘To appear cold and reserved’; now… cold-shoulder1843 transitive. To treat (a person) with deliberate and marked coldness or contemptuous neglect. to keep (a person) at (the) stick's end1884 to keep (a person) at (the) stick's end: to keep (a person) at a distance; to treat (someone) with reserve or suspicion. Cf. at arm's end at arm, n.1… Subcategories:— make reserved or formal in manner (3) — refuse to recognize (2) |
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