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deep freeze
noun
A condition of being held in temporary suspension or inactivity.
(dēpˈfrēzˈ)
transitive verb deep-froze deep-froze (-frōzˈ), deep-fro·zen (-frōˈzən), deep-freez·ing, deep-freez·es- To quick-freeze.
- To store in a frozen condition.
- To suspend or defer indefinitely: “American long-term obligations . . . which have been deep-frozen since the early 1950s” (Paul Kennedy).