Cold shoulder and Open arms

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Cold shoulder noun - Treatment that is deliberately unfriendly.

Usage example: at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder

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Open arms is an antonym for cold shoulder.

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Cold shoulder is an antonym for open arms.

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Open arms and Cold shoulder. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold_shoulder/open_arms

Cold shoulder & Open arms. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold_shoulder/open_arms>.

Open arms or Cold shoulder. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold_shoulder/open_arms.

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