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Kaltgestellt werden

Literally 'to be put in the cold,' it means to be neutralized or removed from a position of influence. It often implies a deliberate action by others to make someone irrelevant.

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Examples in context

Der Manager wurde nach dem Skandal kaltgestellt.

The manager was sidelined after the scandal.

Sie fühlte sich in der Firma kaltgestellt.

She felt sidelined in the company.

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