the bum's rush
noun phrase
chiefly US, informal
: the act of forcing someone to leave a position or place
The mayor is likely to get the bum's rush in next year's election.
They gave him the bum's rush.
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Thanks in part to the depth of U.S. influence in Egypt, Obama got his wish: Mubarak, a U.S. ally of 30 years, was given the bum's rush.
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Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
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Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
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