blackball (one)
blackball
To actively keep someone from doing or participating in something, often by voting against their inclusion or involvement. For his horrible treatment of women, he definitely deserves to be blackballed by the entertainment industry.
blackball (one)
To actively keep one from doing or participating in something, often by voting against their inclusion or involvement. He was blackballed by the entertainment industry for his horrible treatment of women.
See also: blackball
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
blackball
tv. to vote against someone in a secret ballot. Someone blackballed the prospective member.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- blackball
- exclude
- exclude (someone or something) from (something)
- exclude from
- in the loop
- before
- before (someone or something)
- stand the sight of (someone or something)
- bear the sight of (someone or something)
- the lion's mouth