leave somebody out in the coldinformalIGNORE to not include someone in an activity 冷落某人，排斥某人 He chose to favour us one at a time and the others were left out in the cold. 他故意一次只关照我们中的一个，而冷落其他人。
leave somebody out in the cold• These trade negotiations have left farmers out in the cold.
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