turf sb out
— Phrasal Verb with turf /tɜːf/ verbDefinition
UK informal
› to force someone to leave a place or an organization: They turfed me out of the office so they could hold the meeting in private. You need to learn how to do the job or they'll turf you out!
(Definition of turf sb out from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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