'To leave one out in the cold' definitions:

Definition of 'To leave one out in the cold'

From: GCIDE
  • Cold \Cold\, n.
  • 1. The relative absence of heat or warmth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness. [1913 Webster]
  • When she saw her lord prepared to part, A deadly cold ran shivering to her heart. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Med.) A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh. [1913 Webster]
  • Cold sore (Med.), a vesicular eruption appearing about the mouth as the result of a cold, or in the course of any disease attended with fever.
  • To leave one out in the cold, to overlook or neglect him. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]