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单词 drum out
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drum out

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verb

(tr, adverb usually foll by of)
  1. to expel from a club, association, etc
  2. (formerly) to dismiss from military service to the beat of a drum

Words nearby drum out

Drummond light, Drummond of Hawthornden, Drummondville, drummy, drum'n'bass, drum out, drum paneling, drum printer, drumroll, drumskin, drumstick
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Idioms and Phrases with drum out

drum out

Expel or dismiss publicly and in disgrace, as in They drummed him out of the club. This usage, which alludes to dismissal from a military service to the beat of a drum, began to be applied to civilian expulsions in the mid-1700s.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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