drum out of
phrasal verb
drummed out of; drumming out of; drums out of
: to force (someone) to leave (a place or organization)
They drummed her out of the club.
He got drummed out of the military.
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Instead of facing trial, Milk was drummed out of the U.S. military, like so many other gay service members of his era.
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James Laporta, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Some of them went to jail, but most of them were just drummed out of the industry.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
While some saw no problem with her moonlighting gig, others believed she should be drummed out of the force.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
They were drummed out of the playoffs by the New York Giants and Rams.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
That was the case two years ago when the Vikings were drummed out of the playoffs by the New York Giants at home because their defense was substandard.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
She was drummed out of the movie business and denounced on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
At least 20 entities, ultimately targeted by Arizona officials, were operated by someone who Nevada authorities had drummed out of the health care system there, a review of records shows.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
The three-year ban on Trump from running a business in New York fell short of the state attorney general Letitia James’s call for him to be drummed out of the state’s real-estate business permanently.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
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James Laporta, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Some of them went to jail, but most of them were just drummed out of the industry.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
While some saw no problem with her moonlighting gig, others believed she should be drummed out of the force.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
They were drummed out of the playoffs by the New York Giants and Rams.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
That was the case two years ago when the Vikings were drummed out of the playoffs by the New York Giants at home because their defense was substandard.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
She was drummed out of the movie business and denounced on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
At least 20 entities, ultimately targeted by Arizona officials, were operated by someone who Nevada authorities had drummed out of the health care system there, a review of records shows.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
The three-year ban on Trump from running a business in New York fell short of the state attorney general Letitia James’s call for him to be drummed out of the state’s real-estate business permanently.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Drum out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20out%20of. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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