turf out

English

Verb

turf out (third-person singular simple present turfs out, present participle turfing out, simple past and past participle turfed out)

1. (transitive, informal, usually of a person) To remove or eject from a place.
   • 1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 19, in Jill the Reckless:

     I'm feeling a bit pipped this morning—got turfed out of bed at seven o'clock and all that.

   • 1994 June 28, “Opinion: Now, Focus the President”, in New York Times, retrieved 16 July 2012:

     Mr. Gergen was supposed to give the White House a communications strategy. He did apply a few Band-Aids before longtime Clinton aides turfed him out of the inner circle.

   • 2002 September 9, “Malaysia Gives Illegals the Boot”, in Time:

     Malaysia's drive to turf out illegal foreign workers turns disastrous.

Synonyms

• expel
• kick out
• throw out

References

• “turf out”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.