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drum out

British  

verb

    1. to expel from a club, association, etc

    2. (formerly) to dismiss from military service to the beat of a drum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

drum out Idioms  
  1. 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.


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Researchers who followed and studied chimps in the Ugandan rainforest found that the animals drum out messages to one another on tree roots.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2022

Peter Luha, a guitarist and singer, posted a do-it-yourself video on how to create a foot drum out of cardboard, which he used in performances.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2018

Maybe it’s a savvy public relations response, considering the organization is trying to drum out the singular importance of the quarterback and construct a whole franchise.

From Washington Times Sep. 9, 2015

Monday began with the deep, ceremonial bang of a Muckleshoot pow wow drum out on the Space Needle lawn, as Southern Express and Indian Heritage performed a Grand Opening dance.

From Seattle Times May 26, 2014

The windows still blinked with the blue-red flash of the dance, and the low bass thumped loud enough to drum out into the night air.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

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