cull (someone or something) out of (something)

cull (someone or something) out of (something)

To remove someone or something from a group. We were so determined to win the science bowl that we culled everyone who seemed susceptible to stage fright out of the team. We culled the weakest members of the herd out so that only the strongest would reproduce. If you're just going to disrupt the process, you will be culled out of the focus group, understand? We've got important work to do here.

See also: cull, of, out

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cull someone or something out of something

 and cull someone or something out

to eliminate someone or something from a group. We will cull the older pigeons out from the flock. They culled out the slower runners from the team.

See also: cull, of, out

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