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Definition of hound out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hound out

phrasal verb
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hound somebody out (of something) | hound somebody from something
  1. [usually passive] to force somebody to leave a job or a place, especially by making their life difficult and unpleasant
    • They were hounded out of the country.
    • He claims he has been hounded from his job by jealous colleagues.
    • She was finally hounded out of her job.
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