leave one cold

leave (one) cold

To not affect one; to bore or underwhelm one. A noun or pronoun is often used between "leave" and "cold." The presentation had some nice points, but in general it just left me cold—it needed something to keep up interest.

leave one cold

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.

See also: cold, leave, one

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

drive (one) out of office
force (one) out of office
force out of office
cooking for one
as one door closes, another (one) opens
as one door closes, another one opens
as one door closes, another opens
give (one) (one's) head
give head
give somebody their head

References in periodicals archive

I agree, traditions associated with August 12 leave one cold. However, it appears opportune he should pour scorn on members of the Royal Family.

Letters: Straight to the point

Given their finish, they could easily leave one cold were it not for Roberts's utilisation of pictorial and sculptural effect.

Pastoral refuge infused with the political; Photography and Ceramics MAC, Cannon Hill Park

Still, at least charm sees Garcia some of the way through; Simon Greiff, as the hapless Bobby C, has no such luck with his second-act putative showstopper, "Tragedy," which introduces a trio of from-the-gut arias of heartache that leave one cold.

Saturday Night Fever

词组	leave one cold
释义	leave one cold leave (one) cold To not affect one; to bore or underwhelm one. A noun or pronoun is often used between "leave" and "cold." The presentation had some nice points, but in general it just left me cold—it needed something to keep up interest. See also: cold, leave Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. leave one cold 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. See also: cold, leave, one The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office cooking for one as one door closes, another (one) opens as one door closes, another one opens as one door closes, another opens give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head References in periodicals archive I agree, traditions associated with August 12 leave one cold. However, it appears opportune he should pour scorn on members of the Royal Family. Letters: Straight to the point Given their finish, they could easily leave one cold were it not for Roberts's utilisation of pictorial and sculptural effect. Pastoral refuge infused with the political; Photography and Ceramics MAC, Cannon Hill Park Still, at least charm sees Garcia some of the way through; Simon Greiff, as the hapless Bobby C, has no such luck with his second-act putative showstopper, "Tragedy," which introduces a trio of from-the-gut arias of heartache that leave one cold. Saturday Night Fever
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