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.

Example Sentences

The ryots co-operate to drum out monkeys or birds that destroy their crops.

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The Dom went his way and cut down a tree and made a drum out of the wood, and went about playing on the drum and begging.

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Here Jimmieboy had the wonderful experience of seeing a Lobster take a bass-drum out of his pocket.

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From time to time I would leave my playthings and climb up to drum out whatever came into my head.

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He gave orders that, after his death, they should make a drum out of his skin.

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Related Words

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