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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Give a cold shoulder

Option 1: Start doing something before the appropriate time

Option 2: Be guiltless.

Option 3: Think only of one thing.

Option 4: Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone.


Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024
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Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone.


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The idiom "give a cold shoulder" means to ignore, avoid, or be unfriendly towards someone. It implies a lack of warmth or welcoming behaviour, often indicating a deliberate effort to snub or disregard someone.

The other options don't convey the proper meaning.

 

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