1. Cold Shoulder



【例句】

-David gave his girlfriend the cold shoulder after they broke up.

-Jessica's parents are so busy it feels like they are giving her the cold shoulder.

-James wanted to talk to Jane at school but she gave him the cold shoulder.

【解释】A form of body language what occurs when a person is ignoring you completely. It is usually an action represented by turning your back/shoulder towards the target and not communicating to them even though the subject is obviously attempting to talk to you.

2. Hot Hand



【例句】

-James had the hot hand so his team won the basketball game.

-Cherry had the hot hand in poker last night.

-My friends came to my place to play video games last night but no one could beat me because I had the hot hand.

【解释】The notion that because one has had a string of successes, he or she is more likely to have continued success.

3. Warm up to



【例句】

-Jessica did not get on well with her new colleagues at first, but after some time she warmed up to them.

-Tim was warming up to the idea of changing to the night shift at work.

-I warmed up to the Marvel movie franchise after I saw the Avengers.

【解释】To become more responsive and receptive to someone, a group, or something.