freeze over
To become covered in ice, often of a body of water. I know the lake has frozen over, but I still don't think it's safe for you kids to go skating on it. Once the temperature plummeted, it wasn't long before the pond froze over. It's always kind of sad when the lake freezes over, but I know nature will have her rebirth in the springtime.
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freeze over
[for a body of water] to get cold and form a layer of ice on top. The pond froze over, so we went skating.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
freeze over
v.1. To freeze completely at the surface: Once the pond freezes over we can go skating.
2. To become covered with a layer of ice: The bridge has frozen over, so drive very carefully.
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