Give someone the cold shoulder
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 18To ignore someone
किसी से मुँह फेर लेना
He was given the cold shoulder for five weeks.
The cold shoulder says more than an argument.
Daily use: Cold shoulder de diya usko.
यहाँ shoulder का मतलब कंधे का meat है। अनचाहे मेहमान को गरम खाने की जगह ठंडा shoulder-meat परोसा जाता था, और वह इशारा समझ जाता था। Cold shoulder देना यानी जानबूझकर ignore करना।
Shoulder here means a cut of meat. An unwelcome guest was served cold shoulder meat instead of a hot meal, and he understood the hint. So giving someone the cold shoulder means ignoring them on purpose.
बहुत बार पूछा गया idiom है: answer ‘to ignore someone’ है; ‘ostracise’ या ‘cut someone dead’ नज़दीकी options हैं, जबकि ‘welcome’ उल्टा है।
A very frequently asked idiom: the answer is ‘to ignore someone’; options like ‘ostracise’ or ‘cut someone dead’ are close, while ‘welcome’ is the opposite.