give a sneck posset

sneck posset

A cold reception, closing the door on a visitor

at someone's door

Very nearby; close to someone.

give someone the cold shoulder

To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.

chill to the bone

To make someone extremely cold, or to be extremely cold.

let someone down gently

To reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disap…

lie at someone's door

To be the fault or responsibility of someone.