Pan Singh Tomar was left out in the cold…

Pan Singh Tomar had to become an outlaw because the system left him out in the cold against powerful local people

All things being equal, the guy with Better English communication skills wins, no better way to attain them than a lot of guided practice.

Apart from practice, keep reading to expand your vocabulary.

In this post, we will learn about the phrase, “Out in the cold”.

Let’s begin with some examples:

1. When he lost the election, his party left him in the cold.
2. My friends organized a birthday party for Sumit. However, they left me out in the cold.
3. The participants were left out in the cold by the organizers. So much so that the players had to even arrange for hotel themselves.
4. The party left Mr Singh out in the cold when his name surfaced in the scam.
5. I have been with the company through thick and thin. It cannot leave me out in the cold now, when I need support.

Any guesses?

Well, imagine a cold winter night and your folks have turned you out of home (you don’t have any other place to go – so don’t come up with the idea of going over to your friend’s place).

So, the whole night, you are there – out in the cold, shivering like a leaf, all curled up trying to somehow pass the night without being frozen. No quilt, no blanket, no bed and no hot tea. Everyone has excluded you and left you to your own devices.

That’s the idea of leaving someone out in the cold. Now, obviously, it doesn’t always mean literally throwing someone out on a cold night and shutting down the door.

Use this phrase to express a situation where someone (who was a part of the group before) is excluded from the group, left to fend for himself.

Let’s close with some more examples:

1. Even after an explosive debut, the selectors decided to leave this talented young player out in the cold.
2. He left his parents out in the cold after he got married.