leave one cold



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gracielagrah-THYE-lah (Spanish), grah-SYE-lah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Archie['a:tʃ]
WŁOdekVWAW-dekPolish
Oz (1)AHZEnglish
NesNESDutch, Limburgish
GÉRald-French