- leave someone cold
- leave someone coldto leave someone unaffected or bored. •
He said it was dull, and it left him cold.
•The music's good, but the story left the producer cold.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
leave someone cold
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leave someone cold — phrase to completely fail to interest or attract someone I’m afraid ballet just leaves me cold. Thesaurus: to make someone bored or unenthusiasticsynonym Main entry: leave * * * fail to interest someone the Romantic poets left him cold … Useful english dictionary
leave someone cold — leave (someone) cold if something leaves you cold, it does not cause you to feel any emotion. Mary said the book had her in tears, but it left me cold … New idioms dictionary
leave someone cold — tv. to leave someone unaffected. □ He said it was dull, and it left him cold. □ The music’s good, but the story left the producer cold … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
leave someone cold — fail to interest or excite someone. → cold … English new terms dictionary
leave someone cold — to completely fail to interest or attract someone I m afraid ballet just leaves me cold … English dictionary
leave someone out in the cold — phrase to deliberately not include someone in an activity or group If Britain does not work with the rest of Europe, it could be left out in the cold. Thesaurus: to not include something or someonesynonym Main entry: cold * * * leave (someone)… … Useful english dictionary
leave someone out in the cold — leave (someone) out in the cold to not allow someone to become part of a group or an activity. The government s transport policy leaves people who do not own cars out in the cold. Women s football teams feel they are left out in the cold as far… … New idioms dictionary
leave (someone) (out) in the cold — to ignore or not include someone. If you can t be pleasant to other people, then you will most certainly be left out in the cold … New idioms dictionary
leave someone out in the cold — to deliberately not include someone in an activity or group If Britain does not work with the rest of Europe, it could be left out in the cold … English dictionary
cold — [kōld] adj. [ME < OE (Anglian) cald < IE base * gel , cold > COOL, Ger kalt, L gelidus] 1. of a temperature significantly or noticeably lower than average, normal, expected, or comfortable; very chilly; frigid [a cold wind] 2. a) without … English World dictionary
leave cold — leave (someone) cold if something leaves you cold, it does not cause you to feel any emotion. Mary said the book had her in tears, but it left me cold … New idioms dictionary
