cut someone dead

Idioms In English

What Does “cut someone dead” mean?

Definition:

If you cut someone dead, you ignore them because you are angry or you are displeased with them.

Other related idioms:

To give someone the cold shoulder
To turn one’s back on

Example(s)

She just cut her ex-husband dead when he approached her.

This idiom is in the death category.
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