"to get the cold shoulder"

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"Undoubtedly, America will remain committed to Israel's security and continued existence. The US will not take Israel hostage because of Netanyahu's conduct, but anything beyond that – we should expect to get the cold shoulder."
More: Netanyahu gambled, we'll pay - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews

In the given text we have to get the cold shoulder while in dictionary we have give the cold shoulder. Is it correct to use get instead of give?
 

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Do you understand the relationship between "get" and "give"?
 

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No, not synonyms. One person gives a thing and the other person gets it. I give it to you, you get it from me.
 

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If you get something, you receive it. What, in your opinion does it mean if you give something, would you say it's the same?
Surely not.
 

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Do you understand the relationship between "get" and "give"?
No, I don't.

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Originally Posted by bhaisahab
If you get something, you receive it. What, in your opinion does it mean if you give something, would you say it's the same?





Surely not.

Now you know the answer to SoothingDave's question then.
 
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