leave someone out in the cold

Related to word: leave

Idiom

Definition

  1. To exclude someone from a group or activity, often causing them to feel ignored or unimportant.

    • They always leave him out in the cold during project meetings, making him feel ignored.

    • She wasn't invited to the party and felt left out in the cold.

    • When they decided to form the new company, they left all their partners out in the cold.