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out in the cold
Idioms and Phrases
Excluded from benefits given to others, neglected, as in Her stand on abortion left her out in the cold with the party . This idiom alludes to being left outdoors without shelter. [Mid-1800s] Also see come in from the cold .Example Sentences
A shorter winter has literally left Nitin Goel out in the cold.
She says she has to stay out in the cold for most of the day until she picks them up.
But which of these films managed to pull ahead in the race and which were left out in the cold with a snub?
This leaves the lesser-known Efron and model/famous ex-husband somewhat out in the cold, whereas Lord Ivar Mountbatten can take some comfort in being adjacent to the Crown and "The Crown".
Ryan Giggs is the Premier League's most decorated player and a successful former Wales manager, so why is he seen by some as being out in the cold in football?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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