bum's rush
Example Sentences
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The ’70s loved a beautiful loser, like James Garner’s Jim Rockford, the ex-con private eye whom the world gave the bum’s rush no matter how many cases he cracked.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023
Certainly, it was a cheeky move, but the man didn’t deserve the bum’s rush.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2022
Or relocating to a parking garage after getting the bum’s rush from the Capitol.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2021
But while some of those exiled from the administration get the bum's rush, others do not.
From Fox News • Apr. 10, 2019
It is evident to the reader that the ghost of Alexis, Lord Oxley, is giving the vulgar fellow what used to be known as "the bum's rush" in the days before the Volstead act.
From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood
