If you meet somebody who used to be a friend, and he pretends not to know you: “When I met him on the street he ________.”
| IGNORED ME | 364 |
| HIGH-HATTED ME | 129 |
| SNUBBED ME | 121 |
| GAVE ME THE COLD SHOULDER | 67 |
| PASSED ME BY | 53 |
| HIGH-HATTED | 45 |
| IGNORED | 44 |
| PASSED ME UP | 31 |
| CUT ME | 23 |
| DIDN’T KNOW ME | 22 |
| LOOKED THE OTHER WAY | 22 |
| SHUNNED ME | 18 |
| AVOIDED ME | 16 |
| GAVE ME THE BRUSH-OFF | 16 |
| IGGED ME | 16 |
| WAS STUCK-UP | 16 |
| DIDN’T RECOGNIZE ME | 14 |
| CUT ME DEAD | 11 |
| NR | 9 |
| TURNED UP HIS NOSE | 8 |
| SNOBBED ME | 7 |
| CUT ME COLD | 6 |
| GAVE ME THE GO-BY | 6 |
| ACTED LIKE HE DIDN’T KNOW ME | 5 |
| ACTED STUCK-UP | 5 |
| BRUSHED ME OFF | 5 |
| DIDN’T SPEAK | 5 |
| GAVE ME A BRUSH-OFF | 5 |
| GAVE ME THE HIGH-HAT | 5 |
| OVERLOOKED ME | 5 |
| SNOOTED ME | 5 |
| STUCK HIS NOSE IN THE AIR | 5 |
| STUCK-UP | 5 |
| TURNED HIS HEAD | 5 |
| DIDN’T EVEN KNOW ME | 4 |
| DIDN’T SEE ME | 4 |
| SLIGHTED ME | 4 |
| STUCK UP HIS NOSE | 4 |
| TURNED HIS BACK | 4 |
| ACTED AS IF HE DIDN’T KNOW ME | 3 |
| ACTED LIKE A STRANGER | 3 |
| COLD-SHOULDERED ME | 3 |
| GAVE ME THE AIR | 3 |
| GIVE ME THE COLD SHOULDER | 3 |
| GIVE ME THE HIGH-HAT | 3 |
| IGNORE ME | 3 |
| PASSED ME | 3 |
| STUCK HIS NOSE UP | 3 |
| TURNED HIS BACK ON ME | 3 |
| TURNED HIS NOSE UP | 3 |
| WAS A SNOB | 3 |
| WAS SNOOTY | 3 |
| CROSSED THE STREET | 2 |
| DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE ME | 2 |
| DIDN’T NOTICE | 2 |
| DIDN’T NOTICE ME | 2 |
| DIDN’T SPEAK TO ME | 2 |
| DIDN’T WANT TO KNOW ME | 2 |
| DUCKED ME | 2 |
| EVADED ME | 2 |
| FORGOT ME | 2 |
| HE’D GONE HIGH-HAT | 2 |
| HIGH-BROWED ME | 2 |
| HIGH-HAT ME | 2 |
| LOOKED RIGHT THROUGH ME | 2 |
| PRETENDED HE DIDN’T KNOW ME | 2 |
| STUCK HIS NOSE UP AT ME | 2 |
| TRIED TO IGNORE ME | 2 |
| TURNED ME DOWN | 2 |
| TURNED UP HIS NOSE AT ME | 2 |
| UPSTAGED ME | 2 |
| WALKED RIGHT BY ME | 2 |
| WAS ALOOF | 2 |
| WAS SNOBBISH | 2 |
| WOULDN’T EVEN SPEAK | 2 |
| WOULDN’T SPEAK | 2 |
| ACTED AS THOUGH HE DIDN’T KNOW ME | 1 |
| ACTED HIGH AND MIGHTY | 1 |
| ACTED LIKE A SNOB | 1 |
| ACTED LIKE HE DIDN’T WANT TO SPEAK | 1 |
| ACTED LIKE HE NEVER SAW ME | 1 |
| ACTED LIKE HE’D NEVER SEEN ME | 1 |
| ACTED LIKE HE’D NEVER SEEN ME BEFORE | 1 |
| ACTED UP | 1 |
| APPEARED STUCK-UP | 1 |
| AVOID ME | 1 |
| AVOIDED ME BY GOING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET | 1 |
| BARELY SPOKE | 1 |
| BECAME SNOOTY | 1 |
| BIGGITED ME | 1 |
| BRUSH ME OFF | 1 |
| BYPASSED ME | 1 |
| CHARGED ME OFF | 1 |
| COLD | 1 |
| COLD AS KRAUTS | 1 |
| COLD-SHOULDER | 1 |
| COMPLETELY IGNORED ME | 1 |
| COULDN’T LOOK ME IN THE EYE | 1 |
| COULDN’T SEE ME FOR DIRT | 1 |
| CUT DIRECT | 1 |
| CUT ME DOWN | 1 |
| DIDN’T BAT AN EYELASH | 1 |
| DIDN’T EVEN LOOK AT ME | 1 |
| DIDN’T EVEN RECOGNIZE ME | 1 |
| DIDN’T EVEN SPEAK | 1 |
| DIDN’T LOOK AT ME | 1 |
| DIDN’T SEEM FRIENDLY | 1 |
| DISDAINED ME | 1 |
| DISOWNED ME | 1 |
| DISREGARDED ME | 1 |
| DUCKED OUT | 1 |
| FAILED TO RECOGNIZE ME | 1 |
| FLUFFED ME OFF | 1 |
| FROZE ME | 1 |
| GAVE ME THE DEAD-EYE | 1 |
| GAVE ME THE DODGE | 1 |
| GAVE ME THE EYE | 1 |
| GAVE ME THE GLASS EYE | 1 |
| GAVE ME THE NOSE | 1 |
| GAVE ME THE RUN-ROUND | 1 |
| GAVE ME THE SHUT-EYE | 1 |
| GAVE ME THE SLIP | 1 |
| GAVE ME TO GO-BY | 1 |
| GIVE ME THE BLACKS | 1 |
| GOT HIS TAIL ON HIS SHOULDER | 1 |
| HAD HIS HEAD IN THE AIR | 1 |
| HAD HIS NOSE IN THE AIR | 1 |
| HE’S HIGH-HAT | 1 |
| HIGH-TONED ME | 1 |
| HIGH-TOPPED ME | 1 |
| HIS MIND WAS A THOUSAND MILES FROM HERE | 1 |
| IS HIGH-HATTING ME | 1 |
| IS STUCK-UP | 1 |
| JUST IGNORED ME | 1 |
| JUST LOOKED THE OTHER WAY | 1 |
| JUST WALKED BY | 1 |
| KINDA SHIRKED ME | 1 |
| KINDA SHUNNED ME | 1 |
| LET ON HE DIDN’T KNOW ME | 1 |
| LOOKED THROUGH ME | 1 |
| MADE A HIGH-HAT | 1 |
| MADE BELIEVE HE DIDN’T SEE ME | 1 |
| MADE LIKE HE DIDN’T SEE ME | 1 |
| NEEDS GLASSES | 1 |
| NEVER KNEW US ON PURPOSE | 1 |
| NEVER SEE ME | 1 |
| NEVER SPOKE TO ME | 1 |
| NOSED ME | 1 |
| OLD STUCK-UP | 1 |
| PAID NO ATTENTION | 1 |
| PASSED BY | 1 |
| PASSED BY ME WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING | 1 |
| PASSED ME BY LIKE A FREIGHT | 1 |
| PASSED ME LIKE A FREIGHT | 1 |
| PASSED ME RIGHT BY | 1 |
| PASSED ME UP LIKE A PAY CAR DOES A TRAMP | 1 |
| PASSED ME WITHOUT SPEAKING | 1 |
| PRETENDED HE DIDN’T SEE ME | 1 |
| PRETENDED NOT TO KNOW ME | 1 |
| PUT HIS NOSE IN THE AIR | 1 |
| PUT ME DOWN | 1 |
| PUT ON THE HIGH-HAT | 1 |
| “REALLY STUCK-UP, HE DIDN’T KNOW ME” | 1 |
| REALLY TURNED UP HIS NOSE | 1 |
| REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE ME | 1 |
| REFUSED TO SPEAK | 1 |
| REJECTED ME | 1 |
| RUN-AROUND | 1 |
| RUSHED ME OFF | 1 |
| SEEMED DISTANT | 1 |
| SHINED ME ON | 1 |
| SHOOK ME OFF | 1 |
| SHURNED | 1 |
| SNOB | 1 |
| SNOBBY | 1 |
| SNOOTY | 1 |
| STUCK-UP NOW | 1 |
| TOO BIG-HEADED | 1 |
| TRIED TO SHUN ME | 1 |
| TURNED AWAY FROM ME | 1 |
| TURNED HIS NOSE UP AT ME | 1 |
| TURNED THE OTHER WAY | 1 |
| UP-NOSED ME | 1 |
| WALKED RIGHT BY | 1 |
| WALKED RIGHT PAST | 1 |
| WALKED RIGHT PAST ME | 1 |
| WAS A STUCK-UP SNOB | 1 |
| WAS AN OLD STIFF | 1 |
| WAS COLD | 1 |
| WAS COOL | 1 |
| WAS COOL TO ME | 1 |
| WAS DAMNED INDEPENDENT | 1 |
| WAS HIGH-HAT | 1 |
| WAS INDIFFERENT | 1 |
| WAS NEARSIGHTED | 1 |
| WAS PRETTY SNOTTY | 1 |
| WAS PRETTY STUCK-UP | 1 |
| WAS SNOUTY | 1 |
| WAS STUCK UP | 1 |
| WAS TOO GOOD FOR ME | 1 |
| WAS TOO HIGH-TONED TO SPEAK TO ME | 1 |
| WAS UP ON HIS HORSE | 1 |
| WAS VERY UPPITY | 1 |
| WENT RIGHT BY ME | 1 |
| WOULDN’T EVEN TALK | 1 |
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