freeze out

present singular third person freezes out · participle present freezing out · past froze out · participle past frozen out

1. idiomaticTo snub or ice out; to forcibly remove or exclude.

   The first step in freezing out competitors is to create a superior product.

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   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.

   What, no hellos? These guys are totally freezing us out.

   2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Glitzville

   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.

   2024 August 14, “Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution”, in bbc.com