# bundle out

CEFR C2 · Phrasal verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/bundle-out
Updated: 2026-04-24

## Definition

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

For teachers: to expel or remove a person from a location or vehicle in a hurried, disorganized, or forceful manner.

## Examples

- The guards bundle him out of the building.
- After the protest started, security quickly bundled the intruders out through the back exit.
- The disgraced minister was bundled out of the side door to avoid the swarm of reporters waiting at the main entrance.

## Pitfalls

- Not "They bundled out him." but "They bundled him out." — when the object is a pronoun, it must come between the verb and the particle.

## Usage notes

- 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.

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