leave someone cold en · VERB
Meanings
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To fail to impress or make an emotional connection with someone.
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:He is obviously uninterested and my attempt to talk a little about what I have read leaves him cold.
2010, Robert Fox, We Were There: An Eyewitness History of the Twentieth Century, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 71: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leaves someone cold | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| leaving someone cold | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| left someone cold | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| left someone cold | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi jättää kylmäksi (Translations) · fr laisser de marbre (Translations)