freeze somebody ↔ out phrasal verb (see also freeze)
to deliberately prevent someone from being involved in something, by making it difficult for them, being unkind to them etc:
Why did you freeze me out?

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freeze out
freeze out (someone/something)
to prevent someone or something from being involved in an activity.
The company tried to freeze out its competition by buying up all the gas stations in the area.

Usage notes: usually said about an unfair way of preventing involvement

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freeze out something
freeze out (someone/something)
to prevent someone or something from being involved in an activity.
The company tried to freeze out its competition by buying up all the gas stations in the area.

Usage notes: usually said about an unfair way of preventing involvement

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freeze out
to prevent someone from getting a share in something by unfriendly or dishonest treatment
They froze the man out of the profits that they had made on the sale of the land.

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freeze out
v., informal To force out or keep from a share or part in something by unfriendly or dishonest treatment.
The other boys froze John out of the club.

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