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leave someone cold

leave someone cold verb: to fail to impress or make an emotional connection with someone.

Verb

leave someone cold (third-person singular simple present leaves someone cold, present participle leaving someone cold, simple past and past participle left someone cold)

  1. To fail to impress or make an emotional connection with someone.
    • So I tell her just a little, how an entire date with Ethan can leave me cold, but one single glance from Gabriel can set my blood on fire.2013, Courtney Cole, If You Leave: The Beautifully Broken Series:, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    • Interpersonal issues left her cold, but give her a computer and a problem to solve ? Pure heaven.2014, Cherry Adair, Ice Cold, Adair Digital, →ISBN

Forms of leave someone cold

third-person singular presentleaves someone cold
present participleleaving someone cold
past participleleft someone cold
pastleft someone cold

Questions about leave someone cold

What does leave someone cold mean?
Leave someone cold means to fail to impress or make an emotional connection with someone.
What part of speech is leave someone cold?
Leave someone cold is a verb.
What is the past tense of leave someone cold?
The past tense of leave someone cold is left someone cold.

Words near leave someone cold in the dictionary

  1. leave one's options open
  2. leave one's stamp
  3. leave out
  4. leave over
  5. leave someone at the altar
  6. leave someone cold
  7. leave someone hanging
  8. leave someone high and dry
  9. leave someone holding the baby
  10. leave someone holding the bag
  11. leave someone in the dust

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