ices out
Gives cold shoulder
Ices out means to exclude someone socially, giving them the cold shoulder or cutting off communication: She completely iced me out after the argument.
The phrase evokes coldness as emotional distance.
In hip-hop slang, ices out also means to cover something lavishly with diamonds or jewelry: He iced out his watch and chain.
- freezesHardens from cold
- ostracizesExpels from social group
- alienatesCauses emotional withdrawal
- detachesRemoves from connection
- turns awayRedirects or refuses
excludes · marginalizes · shuns · rejects · chills · snubs · isolates · distances · ignores · stonewalls · discourages · blackballs · abandons · withdraws · frosts · numbs · hardens · icy