rout out

Related to rout out: put to rout

rout out

To force someone out of or away from some place or thing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rout" and "out." The police commissioner directed the SWAT team to rout out the protestors from their encampment outside city hall. Our soldiers have finally managed to rout the enemy out.
See also: out, rout
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • ask back
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • identify with
  • (Is) this taken?
  • angle
  • angling
  • interpret for (someone)