cull out of

cull (someone or something) out of (something)

To remove someone or something from a group. We were so determined to win the science bowl that we culled everyone who seemed susceptible to stage fright out of the team.
See also: cull, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cull someone or something out of something

 and cull someone or something out
to eliminate someone or something from a group. We will cull the older pigeons out from the flock. They culled out the slower runners from the team.
See also: cull, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cull (someone or something) out of (something)
  • remove from
  • remove from (someone or something)
  • whip away
  • constrain
  • constrain (one) from (doing something)
  • constrain from doing
  • poise over
  • poise over (someone or something)
  • move off