English · Idiom Candidate

cut someone cold

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Deliberately ignore or show indifference to someone.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cố ý phớt lờ hoặc tỏ ra vô cảm với ai đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: cut as if with a knife, implying suddenness

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

She cut him cold after he forgot her birthday.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “cut someone cold” mean?

Deliberately ignore or show indifference to someone. Literally: cut as if with a knife, implying suddenness

Is “cut someone cold” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time