Freeze out

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.

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

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.