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Expel from a group by proclamation, as in After he was convicted for embezzling their funds, the members read him out of the investment club. [First half of 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): read (someone) something out of something
to read something [aloud] from something. • He read us a story out of the book. • Mary read the story out of the magazine., Phrase(s): read someone out of something
to expel someone from an organization, such as a political party. • Because of her statement, they read her out of the party. • The officers tried to read me out of the society, but they didn’t succeed.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs