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gave him the cold shoul·der

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Gave him the Cold Shoulder

    Received him with scant ceremony. The allusion is to the fare generally set before an unexpected visitor who has not dined.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gave him the cold shoulder in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gave him the cold shoulder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


Translations for gave him the cold shoulder

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  • أعطاه الكتف الباردArabic

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