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"cold shoulder" is correct and usable in written English
It refers to someone who is acting unfriendly, snubbing or ignoring someone, usually someone they are acquainted with. Example: After their argument, Jane gave John the cold shoulder and refused to speak to him the rest of the night.
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The cold shoulder?
We got the cold shoulder.
Pension funds gave it the cold shoulder.
Local elites gave them the cold shoulder.
The sudden cold shoulder is understandable.
Even Mother Nature turned a cold shoulder.
But Mr Broughton got the cold shoulder.
The cold shoulder doesn't get much colder.
Apple's cold shoulder isn't about the rules.
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'People cold-shoulder me.
Mentions the Donna Karan cold-shoulder, or open-shoulder, dress.
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