voltare le spalle

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to turn the shoulders”. === Verb === voltàre le spalle (first-person singular present vòlto le spalle, first-person singular past historic voltài le spalle, past participle voltàto le spalle, auxiliary avére) [with a ‘someone’] Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see voltare,‎ spalle. to turn one's back (on) to give the cold shoulder (to)