deep freeze

noun

A condition of being held in temporary suspension or inactivity.

transitive verb 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).

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