They drummed Bill out of the bridge club for having a bad attitude.
•The corps drums out a few cadets each year.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drum someone out of something — drum (someone) out of (something) to force someone to leave a job or organization. A lot of writers and directors were drummed out of the film business in the 1950s because they were suspected of being communists … New idioms dictionary
drum someone out of — drum (someone) out of (something) to force someone to leave a job or organization. A lot of writers and directors were drummed out of the film business in the 1950s because they were suspected of being communists … New idioms dictionary
drum out of something — drum (someone) out of (something) to force someone to leave a job or organization. A lot of writers and directors were drummed out of the film business in the 1950s because they were suspected of being communists … New idioms dictionary
drum out of — [phrasal verb] drum (someone) out of (something) : to force (someone) to leave (a place or organization) They drummed her out of the club. He got drummed out of the military. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drum out of — drum (someone) out of (something) to force someone to leave a job or organization. A lot of writers and directors were drummed out of the film business in the 1950s because they were suspected of being communists … New idioms dictionary
drum — drum1 [ drʌm ] noun ** 1. ) count a musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick. Someone who plays a drum is a drummer. => DRUM N BASS 2. ) count a large round container… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drum out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drum out : present tense I/you/we/they drum out he/she/it drums out present participle drumming out past tense drummed out past participle drummed out drum someone out of something to force someone to leave an … English dictionary
drum — drum1 noun 1》 a percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel shaped, or bowl shaped with a taut membrane over one or both ends. ↘a sound made by or resembling that of a drum. 2》 a… … English new terms dictionary
drum — drum1 [drʌm] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Dutch trom] 1.) a musical instrument made of skin stretched over a circular frame, played by hitting it with your hand or a stick ▪ a big bass drum ▪ 1000 people marched, beating drums and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drum — 1 noun (C) 1 a musical instrument made of skin stretched over a circular frame that you hit with your hand or a stick: the steady rhythmic beating of the drums 2 something that looks like a drum, especially part of a machine: The brake drums are… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boot out — verb 1. remove from a position or office The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds • Syn: ↑oust, ↑throw out, ↑drum out, ↑kick out, ↑expel • Derivationally related forms: ↑expulsion … Useful english dictionary
