A lot of writers and directors were drummed out of the film business in the 1950s because they were suspected of being communists.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
drum out of — [phrasal verb] drum (someone) out of (something) : to force (someone) to leave (a place or organization) They drummed her out of the club. He got drummed out of the military. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drum someone out of something — drum (someone) out of (something) to force someone to leave a job or organization. A lot of writers and directors were drummed out of the film business in the 1950s because they were suspected of being communists … New idioms dictionary
drum out of — drum (someone) out of (something) to force someone to leave a job or organization. A lot of writers and directors were drummed out of the film business in the 1950s because they were suspected of being communists … New idioms dictionary
drum out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drum out : present tense I/you/we/they drum out he/she/it drums out present participle drumming out past tense drummed out past participle drummed out drum someone out of something to force someone to leave an … English dictionary
drum out — verb remove from a position or office (Freq. 1) The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds • Syn: ↑oust, ↑throw out, ↑boot out, ↑kick out, ↑expel • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drum somebody out (of something) — ˌdrum sb ˈout (of sth) derived usually passive to force sb to leave an organization as a punishment for doing sth wrong • He was drummed out of the army. Main entry: ↑drumderived … Useful english dictionary
drum out — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If someone is drummed out of an organization such as the armed forces or a club, they are forced to leave it, usually because they have done something wrong. [be V ed P P n] Sailors caught in a drugs scandal are to be… … English dictionary
drum — ► NOUN 1) a percussion instrument with a skin stretched across a rounded frame, sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands. 2) a cylindrical object or part, especially a container. 3) a sound made by or resembling that of a drum. 4) Austral … English terms dictionary
drum someone out of — drum (someone) out of (something) to force someone to leave a job or organization. A lot of writers and directors were drummed out of the film business in the 1950s because they were suspected of being communists … New idioms dictionary
drum — drum1 [ drʌm ] noun ** 1. ) count a musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick. Someone who plays a drum is a drummer. => DRUM N BASS 2. ) count a large round container… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
