Inicio > Recursos Inglés > THEME THURSDAY: IDIOMS WITH 'COLD' (COLD SHOULDER)

THEME THURSDAY: IDIOMS WITH 'COLD' (COLD SHOULDER)

19 / 01 / 2017
Idioms/Expressions

THEME THURSDAY: IDIOMS WITH 'COLD' (COLD SHOULDER): meaning and examples

Hello, everyone! Are you ready for week 2 of January's Theme Thursday and IDIOMS WITH COLD?

Today we are looking at the expression TO GIVE A / THE COLD SHOULDER.

Definition: to deliberately ignore someone. 

Example 1: After their fight, he gave her the cold shoulder for a week. 

Example 2: John has given me the cold shoulder since I got the promotion. I think he's angry he didn't get it. 

The singer Adele has a song called "Cold Shoulder." Have you heard it? You can watch the video at the following link. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGwH-x4VoH8

That's all for today. Thanks for reading! Have a great day.