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run out of town

Verb

Meaning

run out of town (third-person singular simple present runs out of town, present participle running out of town, simple past ran out of town, past participle run out of town)

(idiomatic, transitive) To force someone out of a place or a position.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Yeah, I was run out of town. They chased me up to the castle of Aberdeen with torches. Just like the Frankenstein monster. And I got away in a hot air balloon. And I came here to Seattle. Kurt Cobain

I'm the boss. I'm going to continue to run things. They've been putting the roscoe on me for a good many years and I'm still healthy and happy. Don't let anybody kid you into thinking I can be run out of town. I haven't run yet and I'm not going to. Al Capone

Bronson, frequently described as "eccentric" and argumentative, was later run out of town. Source: Internet

Calvera and his bandits soon arrive, sustain heavy losses, and are run out of town by the gunmen and the villagers working in concert. Source: Internet

Rep. Jeff Van Drew, that guy who flipped from Democrat to Republican during the impeachment, was supposed to be run out of town in this election. Source: Internet

The first city marshal was run out of town a few days after he was appointed and his replacement was shot dead within a month by one of his deputies. Source: Internet

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