The city council forced out the mayor, who resigned under pressure.
•Please resign immediately, or I'll have to drive you out.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
starve someone out or into — force someone out of (a place) or into (a specified state) by starving them. → starve … English new terms dictionary
chuck someone out — force someone to leave a building the tenants have been chucked out of the cottages … Useful english dictionary
chuck someone out — force someone to leave a building. → chuck … English new terms dictionary
smoke someone out — smoke (someone) out to force someone to stop hiding. He didn t just walk into the police station and surrender, we had to smoke him out of hiding. To prevent such attacks, you have to smoke out the bad guys before they reach their targets … New idioms dictionary
throw someone out — throw (someone) out to force someone to leave. At least four kids have been thrown out of school for cheating on exams. The worst part of Edsel s job is having to throw out the drunks when the bar closes … New idioms dictionary
turn someone out of — turn (someone) out (of (somewhere)) to force someone to leave a place. They turned him out of the shelter when they discovered he was using drugs. She was forced to leave home, turned out at the age of 16 … New idioms dictionary
turn (someone) out — (of (somewhere)) to force someone to leave a place. They turned him out of the shelter when they discovered he was using drugs. She was forced to leave home, turned out at the age of 16 … 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
boot someone out — informal force someone to leave unceremoniously. → boot … English new terms dictionary
run someone out of town — force someone to leave a place … Useful english dictionary
put someone out to pasture — phrase humorous to make someone leave their job because they are considered to be too old I’m not ready to be put out to pasture just yet! Thesaurus: forcing someone and being forced to leave a jobsynonym applying and interviewing for jobshyponym … Useful english dictionary
