leave one cold

Idioms and Phrases

Disappoint one, fail to interest one. For example, This book leaves me cold . This expression, first recorded in 1853, employs cold in the sense of “unenthusiastic” or “indifferent,” a usage dating from the late 1100s.

Related Words

• annoy
• bore
• depress
• dishearten
• exasperate
• exhaust
• fade
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