# bum's rush

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/bums-rush
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

The forcible ejection of someone, such as a bum or a hobo, from an establishment.

## Examples

- The bouncer gave the loud man the bum's rush.
- After the customer started a fight in the bar, the manager gave him the bum's rush.
- The security guards were instructed to give the bum's rush to anyone attempting to disrupt the private gala without an invitation.

## Origin

* First use appears c. 1911. See cite below. * Although Baumes law has been suggested as the origin, bum's rush was in use more than a decade before that law was passed.

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