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 ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| GAVE ME THE COLD SHOULDER | 8 |
| SNUBBED ME | 7 |
| AVOIDED ME | 5 |
| IGNORED ME | 5 |
| GAVE ME THE BRUSH-OFF | 4 |
| LOOKED THE OTHER WAY | 3 |
| PASSED ME BY | 2 |
| ACTED LIKE HE DIDN’T KNOW ME | 1 |
| CROSSED TO THE OTHER SIDE | 1 |
| DISSED | 1 |
| IGNORED | 1 |
| PRETENDED NOT TO SEE ME | 1 |
| PRETENDS I DON’T EXIST | 1 |
| SHUNNED ME | 1 |
| TOTALLY AVOIDED ME | 1 |
| TURNED AWAY | 1 |
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