run someone out of town (on a rail)

Related to word: run

Idiom

Definition

  1. To force someone to leave a town or community, typically due to disapproval or hostility.

    • Due to his atrocious behavior towards the locals, they almost ran him out of town.

    • The corrupt mayor was run out of town by the citizens and never returned.

    • Once the truth was revealed, the con artists were quickly run out of town.