turn (someone or something) out of (something or some place)

turn (someone or something) out of (something or some place)

To evict, eject, or expel someone or an animal from something or some place. It broke my heart to turn the family out of the house, but they hadn't paid rent in three months. The dog wouldn't stop barking, so she turned it out of the kitchen. The bouncer turned the man out of the club after he started becoming aggressive.

See also: of, out, turn

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turn (someone or an animal) out of something

 and turn someone or an animal out

to eject someone or an animal from a place. She turned her own son out of the house. You wouldn't turn a cat out on a night like this, would you? She actually turned out her own brother!

See also: of, out, turn

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