Freeze someone out
verb phrase
To exclude someone; discriminate against someone: When I wanted to get into the game they froze me out (1891+)
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- Freeze-up
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- Freezing-rain
noun 1. rain that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze upon contact with the ground.