drum out
To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The committee decided to drum him out of the club.”
“After the scandal broke, the board members moved quickly to drum the director out of the organization.”
“Following the controversial policy change, the leadership sought to drum out any dissenting voices who refused to align with the new vision.”
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beat the drum for
To give voice to one's support of; to promote or publicize.
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drum into
To repeat something to a (person) until they accept, remember or understand it.
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drum up
To generate or encourage; to campaign for.
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march to the beat of a different drum
To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.
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on the drum
Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction, especially to a soldier as pay or bonuses.
Last updated August 10, 2026