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| How the particular piece of meat(mutton in this case) is cut |
What phrase?
Answer: The term "to give a cold shoulder to" (from cold shoulder) which literally means to ignore someone intentionally.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
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This phrase originates from a specific way to serve food to an unwelcome guest. The phrase literally refers to offering an inferior piece of meat to an uninvited guest, contradictory to a hot piece that was right out of the oven to an invited guest which was the practice at that time. This gesture was a direct and at the same time, subtle way to inform the guest that his presence was not welcome.
What phrase?
Answer: The term "to give a cold shoulder to" (from cold shoulder) which literally means to ignore someone intentionally.
What phrase?
Answer: The term "to give a cold shoulder to" (from cold shoulder) which literally means to ignore someone intentionally.
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cold cut/cold shoulder
cold shoulder
Cold shoulder
To give someone the 'Cold Shoulder'..The picture depicts the way to cut a mutton shoulder.
Giving one the cold shoulder
Cold Shoulder
cold shoulder
cold shoulder
cold shoulder
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cold shoulder
Cold Shoulder
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