turn a cold shoulder

turn a cold shoulder

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ā NLI ǎ NW ú Q í ng, which means to turn over your face and refuse to recognize people or to talk about friendship. It comes from Wu Yuzhang's memories from the Sino Japanese War of 1894 to the revolution of 1911.

The origin of Idioms

"But since the end of the Russo Japanese War, it has been ruthless and colluded with the reactionary government of the Qing Dynasty."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive, with derogatory meaning.

Examples

No one expected that he would turn back so soon.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: ungrateful and ruthless

Antonym: affectionate