drum out
drum out
1. To beat the rhythm of something, such as a song, so that someone can learn it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drum" and "out." Drum it out again, and I'll try to play along this time.
2. To oust someone publicly, often amid scandal. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drum" and "out." The CEO was drummed out once the papers started reporting on his embezzlement of company funds.
See also: drum, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
drum something out
to beat a rhythm, loudly and clearly, as if teaching it to someone. Drum the rhythm out before you try to sing this song. Drum out the rhythm first.
See also: drum, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
drum out
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.
See also: drum, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- drum up
- drum into
- drum into (one)
- bang the drum for (someone or something)
- drum out of
- drum out of (something)
- bang/beat the drum
- bang the drum
- drum
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors