Idiom
bum rush
Meaning
A storming into an establishment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The crowd tried to bum rush the concert entrance.”
“Security guards stood at the door to prevent the angry fans from trying to bum rush the stage.”
“Disregarding the velvet ropes and the polite queue, the impatient mob attempted to bum rush the exclusive gallery opening.”
Examples
simple
“The crowd tried to bum rush the concert entrance.”
contextual
“Security guards stood at the door to prevent the angry fans from trying to bum rush the stage.”
complex
“Disregarding the velvet ropes and the polite queue, the impatient mob attempted to bum rush the exclusive gallery opening.”
Origin
Attested in the 1980s, the term originated as slang for the stampede of people that commonly occurred during a police raid. Under pressure from law enforcement, the crowd would move in a sudden, disorganized rush to vacate the premises.
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