run out of town

verb

To force someone out of a place or a position.

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Meanings

verbrun 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)

present singular third person runs out of town · participle present running out of town · past ran out of town

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo force someone out of a place or a position.
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