hound out
phr. v..phr. v.. to force someone to leave a job or a place by being very mean to them or constantly attacking them.
phr. v.. to drive someone out of a position, organization, or location through persistent harassment, criticism, or social pressure.
The angry crowd tried to hound him out of town.
After the scandal became public, the board of directors hounded her out of the company.
The investigative journalist was hounded out of the country by a government that refused to tolerate any public dissent.
usually used in the passive voice or with a clear object being forced away.
connect the verb to the behavior of a 'hound' (a hunting dog) to help students visualize the persistent, aggressive nature of the action.
They hounded out him from the office.They hounded him out of the office.when using a pronoun like 'him', it must come between the verb and the particle.