Idiom idiom
freeze out
Meaning
To snub or ice out; to forcibly remove or exclude.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They decided to freeze him out of the group.”
“After the argument, my coworkers started to freeze me out during lunch and meetings.”
“The board members conspired to freeze out the founder, effectively stripping him of his influence and control over the company.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026