read out of

read out of idiom
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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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