freeze out

British  

verb

1. informal (tr, adverb) to force out or exclude, as by unfriendly behaviour, boycotting, etc

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freeze out Idioms  

1. Shut out or exclude by unfriendly treatment; force to retire or withdraw from membership, a job, or the like. For example, They tried to freeze me out of the conversation, or After Bill was frozen out of the case, they hired a new lawyer. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Feinstein, the state’s senior U.S. senator, had nearly been elected governor in 1990 and her lengthy deliberations froze out other potentially strong contenders.

From Los Angeles Times

Examples of his work include the cartoon below where he satirised a period of great uncertainty within the government in 2001 when officials including senior ministers were "frozen out" and recalled without warning:

From BBC

AI shopping agents have been defaulting to card-on-file payments, freezing out alternative payment methods like Klarna’s buy now, pay later offering from automated checkout flows, the company says.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. job market is off to a rough start in the new year, with companies announcing more layoff plans after freezing out job seekers, cutting back on hiring, and rattling markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eventually, it was Rachel's turn to be frozen out.

From BBC

Related Words

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• disallow
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• preclude
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• restrain
• rule out
• segregate
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