Freeze Off (Verb)
Meaning
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She refused to even acknowledge his apologies and managed to freeze him off completely.
- His ex-wife gave him such a cold glare that it seemed to freeze him off immediately.
- In a meeting, the boss froze off the coworker who suggested a ridiculous idea.
- The host politely but firmly froze off the uninvited guest by ignoring them.
- The employee who complained about their poor treatment at work was subsequently frozen off by their managers.