turf out


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turf out

vb
(tr, adverb) informal Brit to throw out or dismiss; eject: we were turfed out of the club.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.turf out - put out or expel from a placeturf out - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
eject, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out
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"
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Translations

w>turf out

vt sep (Brit inf) person → rauswerfen, rausschmeißen (inf); plan → umschmeißen (inf), → verwerfen; suggestions → abtun; (= throw away) → wegschmeißen (inf)
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