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freeze sb out

Phrasal Verb with freeze
 
 
/friːz/ verb (froze, frozen)

Definition

to stop a person or organization from being included in a particular activity or arrangement: Critics accused the company of lowering their prices below market value to freeze out the competition.
(Definition of freeze sb out from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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