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leave someone cold leave (one) coldTo not affect one; to bore or underwhelm one. A noun or pronoun is often used between "leave" and "cold." The presentation had some nice points, but in general it just left me cold—it needed something to keep up interest.See also: cold, leaveleave someone cold COMMON If something leaves you cold, it does not excite or interest you at all. Given the world situation, all this chit-chat about shopping and hairdos leaves me cold. I'm afraid modern `classical' music leaves me cold.See also: cold, leave, someoneleave someone cold fail to interest or excite someone. 1993 James Merril A Different Person I might have waxed sentimental over the ruins of Catullus's garçonnière but places that ‘breathe History’ have always left me cold. See also: cold, leave, someoneleave someone cold tv. to leave someone unaffected. He said it was dull, and it left him cold. See also: cold, leave, someone |