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turf out

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turf out
vb
(tr, adverb) Brit informal to throw out or dismiss; eject we were turfed out of the club
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Verb1.turf outturf out - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
evict, force out - expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"
evict - expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."
show the door - ask to leave; "I was shown the door when I asked for a raise"
bounce - eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"
exorcise, exorcize - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"
expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
Translations
? turf out
vt sep (Brit inf) personrauswerfen, rausschmeißen (inf); planumschmeißen (inf), → verwerfen; suggestionsabtun; (= throw away)wegschmeißen (inf)


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