When they began to cause a disturbance, they were given the bum's rush.
2.
any rude or abrupt dismissal:
He gave the pesky salesman the bum's rush.
Origin
1920-25
British Dictionary definitions for bum-rush
bum's rush
noun (slang)
1.
forcible ejection, as from a gathering
2.
rapid dismissal, as of an idea
Slang definitions & phrases for bum-rush
bum-rush
verb
To eject someone, esp from a restaurant or other public place: Your posse bumrushed Tatum
Idioms and Phrases with bum-rush
bum's rush
Forcible ejection, abrupt dismissal. For example, When Henry started shouting, the bouncer gave him the bum's rush, or Within hours of being fired, Alice was given the bum's rush. This idiom uses bum in the sense of “a vagrant or tramp.” [ ; early 1900s ]