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bum's rush
noun
, Slang.
- forcible and swift ejection from a place:
When they began to cause a disturbance, they were given the bum's rush.
- any rude or abrupt dismissal:
He gave the pesky salesman the bum's rush.
bum's rush
noun
- forcible ejection, as from a gathering
- rapid dismissal, as of an idea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bum's rush1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Idioms and Phrases
Forcible ejection, abrupt dismissal. For example, When Henry started shouting, the bouncer gave him the bum's rush , or Within hours of being fired, Alice was given the bum's rush . This idiom uses bum in the sense of “a vagrant or tramp.” [ Slang ; early 1900s]Advertisement
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Idioms from 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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