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Cold Leave Left I Don’t In The Loop 439 Someone)/Get Shun

Id in_the_loop_439
Idiom LEAVE (SOMEONE)/GET LEFT OUT IN THE COLD
Definition to shun someone; to exclude someone from a place or activity
Examples
  1. Mary seemed not to care for anyone else’s feelings, and managed to offend just about everyone. Eventually she got left out in the cold and no one included her in their plans or parties.
  2. I don’t know what I did wrong, but I’d like to make up for it. Please don’t leave me out in the cold.
Extra Info

The expression suggests that when a person is excluded from the group or mainstream, he or she is outside, where it is cold.

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