read out of

Idioms and Phrases

Expel from a group by proclamation, as in After he was convicted for embezzling their funds, the members read him out of the investment club . [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

You may read out-of-doors very often, in the northern cities and towns, at eleven o'clock at night.

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Many books belong to sunshine, and should be read out-of-doors—Willmott.

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