Pengertian “give someone the cold shoulder”
Give someone the cold shoulder adalah frasa bahasa Inggris yang bermakna “to intentionally ignore someone or be unfriendly to them” (secara sengaja tidak mengacuhkan seseorang atau tidak ramah padanya). Frasa ini bersifat informal.
Kita juga dapat menggunakan get the cold shoulder from someone untuk mengatakan bahwa kita diacuhkan atau mendapatkan perlakukan tidak ramah dari seseorang.
Contoh Kalimat “give someone the cold shoulder”
| No | Contoh Kalimat “give someone the cold shoulder” |
|---|---|
| 1 | My friend started giving me the cold shoulder after we had a fight. (Teman saya mulai tidak memedulikan saya setelah kita bertengkar.) |
| 2 | She’s nice to me online, but gives me the cold shoulder at work. (Dia baik kepada saya online, tapi tidak mengindahkan saya di tempat kerja.) |
| 3 | Sometimes my co-workers even gave me the cold shoulder for no apparent reason. (Kadang-kadang teman-teman kerja saya bahkan bersikap dingin tanpa alasan yang jelas.) |
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References:
- Meaning of give someone the cold shoulder in English. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/give-someone-the-cold-shoulder. Accessed on July 12, 2019.
- Definition of ‘give someone the cold shoulder’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/give-someone-the-cold-shoulder. Accessed on July 12, 2019.
- give somebody the cold shoulder. https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/give-somebody-the-cold-shoulder. Accessed on July 12, 2019.
- give someone the cold shoulder. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give+someone+the+cold+shoulder. Accessed on July 12, 2019.