freeze out

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freeze out (third-person singular simple present freezes out, present participle freezing out, simple past froze out, past participle frozen out)

  1. (idiomatic) To snub or ice out; to forcibly remove or exclude.
    The first step in freezing out competitors is to create a superior product.
    After finding out her horrible secret, the son froze his mother out of his life.
    • R. F. Foster
      It is sometimes a long time before a player who is frozen out can get into a game again.
    • 2024 August 14, “Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution”, in bbc.com:
      His appointment too was the result of a political bargain that froze out the young, reformist Move Forward party, which had won the most seats and votes in last year's general election. It was a stunning victory that raised hopes for a fresh start for Thailand but Move Forward was blocked from forming the government by the military-appointed senate.

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