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drum out of in American English 1. Obsolete to expel from (the army) with drums beating 2. to expel from in disgrace See full dictionary entry for drum Examples of 'drum out of' in a sentencedrum out of He would be drummed out of public life forever.He should be drummed out of the game before it catches on.After that disgrace, he was drummed out of provincial and league cricket.He should have been drummed out of the force.At least 140 shamed teachers drummed out of a previous job for overstepping the mark are now free to apply for work at other schools.If he fails at the job he isn't drummed out of the profession but merely moved to another job in the bullpen.He claims he was drummed out of the spy agency and subjected to harassment to punish him for speaking out.Chambers has been rightly drummed out of athletics and there should be no place for him in any decent family sport.They want him drummed out of office, deprived of his livelihood, because his folks have a successful family shop. |