drum out

verb

1. tr, adverbusually foll byof
   1. to expel from a club, association, etc
   2. (formerly) to dismiss from military service to the beat of a drum

Idioms and Phrases

Expel or dismiss publicly and in disgrace, as in They drummed him out of the club . This usage, which alludes to dismissal from a military service to the beat of a drum, began to be applied to civilian expulsions in the mid-1700s.

Related Words

• demote
• dethrone
• dismiss
• impeach
• overthrow
• unseat