drum out of (something)

drum out of (something)

To oust someone publicly, often amid scandal. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drum" and "out." The CEO was drummed out of the company once the papers started reporting on his embezzlement of company funds. Word of my affair cannot get out, or they'll drum me right out of this campaign. Please, the newspapers in this town have tried to drum me out City Hall for less.

See also: drum, of, out

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drum someone out of something

 and drum someone out

Fig. to expel or send someone away from something, especially in a formal or public fashion. They drummed Bill out of the bridge club for having a bad attitude. The corps drums out a few cadets each year.

See also: drum, of, out

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