give (one) the silent treatment
give (one) the silent treatment
To ignore or deliberately avoid talking to one due to being angry at them. Well, I must have done something wrong because he's been giving me the silent treatment all week.
See also: give, silent, treatment
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give someone the silent treatment
If you give someone the silent treatment, you do not speak to them for a period of time because you are annoyed with them. He fully expected his mother to give him the silent treatment.
See also: give, silent, someone, treatment
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
give somebody/get the ˈsilent treatment
refuse to talk to somebody, usually because you are angry with them; be treated in this way: Are you going to talk to me now, or are you still giving me the silent treatment?See also: get, give, silent, somebody, treatment
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- give someone the silent treatment
- get the silent treatment
- give somebody/get the silent treatment
- look through
- look through (one)
- hot under the collar
- hot under the collar, to be
- look right through (one)
- look straight through (one)
- the awkward squad