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cold·shoul·der

 (kōld′shōl′dər)
tr.v. cold·shoul·dered, cold·shoul·der·ing, cold·shoul·ders Informal
To slight or snub (someone).
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coldshoulder

verb
Informal. To slight (someone) deliberately:
cut, rebuff, shun, snub, spurn.
Idioms: close the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on.
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