freeze out

verb

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

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

As tension between the two nations shows no sign of letting up, there are concerns that South African diplomats may be frozen out of meetings when the US takes over the G20 presidency next year.

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"Now I am frozen out of even applying for jobs," she says.

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A rescue proposal by lenders to Thames Water has been criticised by other potential bidders, frustrated to have been frozen out of talks on the future of the UK's biggest water utility.

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Historians tell the BBC Andrew will continue to be frozen out of royal public life.

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“The fear of being frozen out of U.S. dollar payment networks is very real,” said Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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Related Words

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• limit 
• outlaw 
• preclude 
• prevent 
• refuse 
• reject 
• restrain 
• rule out 
• segregate 
• stop 
• suspend