freeze off

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freeze off - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject

refuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

rebuff, snub, repel - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

turn down, turn away, refuse, reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

Translations

w>freeze off

vt sep → die kalte Schulter zeigen (+dat)

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