bum's rush

American  

noun

Slang.

1. forcible and swift ejection from a place.

   When they began to cause a disturbance, they were given the bum's rush.

2. any rude or abrupt dismissal.

   He gave the pesky salesman the bum's rush.

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bum's rush British  

noun

1. forcible ejection, as from a gathering

2. rapid dismissal, as of an idea

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bum's rush Idioms  

1. 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]

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Etymology

Origin of bum's rush

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Certainly, it was a cheeky move, but the man didn’t deserve the bum’s rush.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2022

But while some of those exiled from the administration get the bum's rush, others do not.

From Fox News • Apr. 10, 2019

Sears gets the bum’s rush after 75 years, giving way to Home Depot HD 0.33 % .

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 22, 2016

I say New York will bum’s rush you right outta town every time if you don’t stare ’em down.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2015

Then I called him a few other things so's he wouldn't have no kick comin' and gave him the bum's rush out of the room.

From Kid Scanlan by Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles)