drum out

English

Verb

drum out (third-person singular simple present drums out, present participle drumming out, simple past and past participle drummed out)

1. (informal, idiomatic) To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.

   I was drummed out of the job by slanderous lies.

   • 1979 April 21, Ray Olson, “Protest”, in Gay Community News, page 4:

     Walker at last drums Mehring out of the gay movement (whatever that is) because "he is very myopic and naive," and by implication is not among "those of us who understand how politics works."

   • 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 29:20 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN)‎^[1], archived from the original on 7 November 2022:

     Another career that wouldn't survive the battle was that of Admiral Abe, who Yamamoto never forgave and essentially drummed out of Japanese navy service.