freezeoutとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

freeze out (third-person singular simple present freezes out, present participle freezing out, simple past froze out, past participle frozen out)

1. (idiomatic) To snub or ice out; to forcibly remove or exclude.

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

   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.

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

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

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

     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.

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• ice out