bowler hat out

== English == === Alternative forms === bowler-hat out === Etymology === Reputed to be from the practice of turning Royal Air Force men out by giving them their bowler hat and telling them to go. === Verb === bowler hat out (third-person singular simple present bowler hats out, present participle bowler hatting out, simple past and past participle bowler hatted out) (dated, military, slang, UK, usually passive voice) To eject (someone) from an organization.