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

That aspect of the plan is being implemented by none other than Howard Lutnick who has apparently frozen out all those Project 2025 Trump lackeys who signed on with the wrong team.

From Salon

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of freezing out left-wingers and promoting his supporters, as Labour heads into the general election.

From BBC

In 2015, hundreds of thousands of customers of the prepaid debit card company RushCard were frozen out of their funds after a botched software update cause RushCard’s systems to be completely frozen.

From Seattle Times

Sancho was frozen out by Ten Hag after refusing to apologise for an inflammatory social media post in September, when the England star claimed he was being made "a scapegoat" by the Dutchman.

From BBC

Governments meddle in markets for all kinds of reasons — to prevent job losses, spur investments into a particular sector or freeze out a geopolitical rival.

From New York Times

Related Words

• ban
• deny
• disallow
• discourage
• eliminate
• enjoin
• exclude
• forbid
• hinder
• limit
• outlaw
• preclude
• prevent
• refuse
• reject
• restrain
• rule out
• segregate
• stop
• suspend