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That's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.
Bernhard Langer

Meaning of "the cold shoulder" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE COLD SHOULDER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE COLD SHOULDER

the coast is clear
the collywobbles
the Colonies
the Common Market
the Commons
the Commonwealth
the Compassion Club
the Comrades Marathon
the Confederacy
the Confederation
the Conquest
the Continent
the Continental System
the Cordeliers
the Cordilleras
the Corner
the Cornish
the council
the country
the courage of one´s convictions

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE COLD SHOULDER

asmoulder
boulder
cold shoulder
cold-shoulder
cover-shoulder
folder
foulder
frozen shoulder
give someone the cold shoulder
hard shoulder
have a chip on one´s shoulder
holder
in the eye of the beholder
moulder
off-the-shoulder
older
shoulder
shoulder to shoulder
smoulder
soft shoulder

Synonyms and antonyms of the cold shoulder in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the cold shoulder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE COLD SHOULDER

Find out the translation of the cold shoulder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the cold shoulder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the cold shoulder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闭门羹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la espalda
570 millions of speakers

English

the cold shoulder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठंड कंधे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكتف الباردة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

холодный прием
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o ombro frio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠান্ডা কাঁধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´épaule froide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahu sejuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die kalte Schulter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冷遇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

냉대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pundhak kadhemen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vai lạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளிர் தோள்பட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थंड खांदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soğuk omuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la spalla freddo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zimne ramię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

холодний прийом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umăr rece
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το κρύο ώμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die koue skouer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalla handen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

en kald skulder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the cold shoulder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE COLD SHOULDER»

The term «the cold shoulder» is very widely used and occupies the 5.688 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE COLD SHOULDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the cold shoulder» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the cold shoulder» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the cold shoulder

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QUOTES WITH «THE COLD SHOULDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the cold shoulder.
1
Bernhard Langer
That's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE COLD SHOULDER»

Discover the use of the cold shoulder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the cold shoulder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
According to Sir Walter Scott, the cold shoulder that was given as a sign of unfriendliness in the early-19th cent. was an actual cold shoulder of mutton. If a hostess, who was accustomed to serving hot food to her welcome guests, encountered ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
2
Ostracism: The Power of Silence
... used to describe it: "the cold shoulder," "avoiding," "shunning," "treat with ignore," "being sent to Coventry," "the silent treatment," "exile," "banishment," " expulsion," Ostracism: Ubiquitous and Powerful 7 Ostracism: A Review of the Literature.
Kipling D. Williams, 2002
3
Proverbs
... NEB), she gets the cold shoulder from the fool ("ill at ease", NEB). HALLMARKS OF A FOOL— 1I Proverbs 13:16 1n everything a prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly. 12:23 A prudent man conceals his knowledge, but ...
Kenneth T. Aitken, 1986
4
Sizzling Cold Case: (the Legend of Lori London) A Barnaby ...
Since I was the man who had put him behind bars for the cold-blooded murder of my son, it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for him to give me the cold shoulder. But the more I thought about it, the more I didn't think he'd take that road .
Buddy Ebsen, 2006
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And the Wind Blew Cold: The Story of an American POW in ...
When they would come back to their squads for meals or to go to bed, they would receive the cold shoulder. It was very hard to comprehend why some of these men became stool pigeons. They would actually go to Chinese headquarters to ...
Richard M. Bassett, 2002
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Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
Out of this practice arose the expression to give someone the cold shoulder, first recorded in the early nineteenth century. The word shoulder itself derives from a Germanic source that may also have given rise to the word shield, the ...
Mark Morton, 2004
7
Teachers and Educational Change: The Lived Experience of ...
I feel very disappointed in that I can feel it getting better, but I still feel that we get the cold shoulder, and I still think that we give the cold shoulder to an extent in our interpretation of what is going on, and I think that could be handled by giving us ...
James F. Nolan, Denise G. Meister, 2000
8
Charley's Web: A Novel
One minute he was suggesting dinner at some little Italian bistro; the next minute he was giving her the cold shoulder. “And I assure you, I'm not used to getting the cold shoulder from men,” Charley told the dog, whose emphatic bark served as ...
Joy Fielding, 2008
9
Understanding Everyday Australian: A Focus on Spoken ...
You have tried to talk to the lady next door, to apologise about the noise but she is very standoffish and gives you the cold shoulder. But she seems to be very friendly with the man who lives alone in No. 8. She is always visiting him and taking ...
Susan Boyer, Leonard Boyer, 1998
10
Art Of Managing People
It is sometimes called “the cold shoulder.” Have you ever tried to help someone across the street who really preferred to proceed alone? You quickly discovered what the cold shoulder means. The individual may cross the street with you but ...
Tony Alessandra, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE COLD SHOULDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the cold shoulder is used in the context of the following news items.
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Isolated in debt talks, Greek finance rebel gets the cold shoulder
RIGA As the buses carrying European finance ministers left for a gala dinner in the Latvian capital on Friday night, one of the party hung back at the hotel and ... «Reuters, Apr 15»
2
Tom Powers: Focused Wild giving Blues the cold shoulder
Minnesota right wing Jason Pominville shouts for joy after he scored a goal against St. Louis goalie Jake Allen in the second period at Xcel Energy Center in St. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Apr 15»
3
Street-Style Shopping: The Cold Shoulder
Cutouts. Take cues from the street-style photo above and pair a skin-baring knit with high-rise jeans and a metal clutch. A flash of shoulder provides just a hint of ... «Style.com, Apr 15»
4
Governor gives mayor the cold shoulder
Mayor Bill de Blasio once called Albany a "faraway place" and a "strange and mysterious land," but it wields enormous power over New York City's policies and ... «Crain's New York Business, Mar 15»
5
'Cold Dieting' And Cryotherapy: Can 'Cold Shoulder' Vests And …
In that report, products like the Cold Shoulder Calorie Burning Vest that was launched on Kickstarter are profiled, a vest created by a NASA scientist, a project by ... «The Inquisitr, Feb 15»
6
Weather gives Valentine's weekend the cold shoulder
While many spent the weekend cuddled up under blankets or sharing the body heat of a warm embrace, the weather outside was downright cold-hearted. «Windsor Star, Feb 15»
7
A Preferred Guest Gets the Cold Shoulder
Why do so many corporations refuse to speak to the Haggler? Nearly all will communicate with him via email. But get on the phone and have a conversation? «New York Times, Feb 15»
8
Is Athens Giving One of its Best Debt-Relief Allies the Cold Shoulder?
Greece's new government is fueling unease in European creditor capitols with talk of tearing up its old bailout terms and starting afresh, including with a debt ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
9
Why Obama gives Netanyahu the cold shoulder
Why Obama gives Netanyahu the cold shoulder. By Richard Kline. We are in the midst of remembering the horrors of the Holocaust. Last night, Schindler's List ... «American Thinker, Jan 15»
10
Jeff Burkhart's Barfly: Giving icy drinks the cold shoulder
Jeff Burkhart mixes a drink in a shaker on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 in Novato, Calif. He has written a book, ?Twenty Years Behind Bars,? about his experiences ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jan 15»

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