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bundle out

phr. v..
C2 Proficiency Oxford

phr. v.. to push or move someone out of a place quickly and roughly.

phr. v.. to expel or remove a person from a location or vehicle in a hurried, disorganized, or forceful manner.


SIMPLE

The guards bundle him out of the building.

CONTEXTUAL

After the protest started, security quickly bundled the intruders out through the back exit.

COMPLEX

The disgraced minister was bundled out of the side door to avoid the swarm of reporters waiting at the main entrance.

Particles
out
Separability
optional
Pattern
bundle + object + out
Usage

usually used with a person as the object and often followed by 'of' and a location.

Teaching tip

the verb 'bundle' suggests treating a person like a messy pile of clothes; it emphasizes a lack of dignity or care during the removal.

Pitfall

They bundled out him.They bundled him out.when the object is a pronoun, it must come between the verb and the particle.

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