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To fail or refuse to communicate with someone

avoid

verb

to make certain that you do not meet or communicate with someone

brush off

to refuse to listen to someone, or to accept that something might be true or important

shun

verb

to deliberately avoid a person, place, or activity

snub

verb

to insult someone by ignoring them or being rude to them

look through

to not recognize, or to pretend not to recognize, someone who you know

blank

verb

to deliberately ignore someone, as if you have not seen or heard them

spurn

verb

to refuse to accept someone’s love or friendship

stand up

to not come to meet someone who you have arranged to meet, especially someone who you are having or starting a sexual or romantic relationship with

keep your distance

to avoid becoming friendly with someone

get/be given the cold shoulder

to be treated in an unfriendly way by someone you know

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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mixed together in a way that is not planned, organized, or tidy

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show a bit of ankle

… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything

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