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turf sth out

UK informal phrasal verb with turf
 
/tɜːf/
 
US  /tɝːf/ verb [T]

Definition

to get rid of a number of things or something large that you do not want: I turfed out a load of old shoes last week.Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhere
(Definition of turf sth out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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