Give the Cold Shoulder
What it means
Deliberately ignore someone who can tell exactly what you are doing.
Where it comes from
The tale about serving an unwanted guest a cold shoulder of mutton is invented. The phrase is usually credited to Walter Scott in the early 1800s, and means literally turning away.
The puzzle it came from
Give the Cold Shoulder was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 6, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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soft
shoulder
blade
runner
up
for
give
birth
day
dream
golf
club
soda
fountain
pen
gem
stone
cold
brew
house
Phrasicle: Give the Cold Shoulder