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

But while some of those exiled from the administration get the bum's rush, others do not.

From Fox News • Apr. 10, 2019

Sears gets the bum’s rush after 75 years, giving way to Home Depot HD 0.33 % .

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 22, 2016

Then he ran up to the top of the shelves and sat there chattering and scolding until the Chief came home and gave him the bum's rush.

From I Married a Ranger by Smith, Dama Margaret